Behind the Walls

Overview

A young runaway rejects society's condemnation and dares to fulfill his dreams. France, 1930s. 14-year-old orphan Yves Tréguier sees the world through the bars of "educational homes" where he is raised in conditions worthy of a penal colony, and dreams of a dramatic escape across the ocean to New York.

Directed by Christian Faure

Top cast

Émile Berling

Yves Tréguier

Carole Bouquet

Fil de fer's Mother

Catherine Jacob

Director

Michel Jonasz

Director - Institution of Supervised Education

Guillaume Gouix

Blondeau

Julien Bouanich

Fil de fer

Anthony Decadi

Molina

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Jonathan Reyes

The Rat

Finnegan Oldfield

The Stutterer

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Simon Perret

Frigo

François Damiens

The Chief Supervisor

Pascal N'Zonzi

Oudie

Bernard Blancan

Yves' Stepfather

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Antoine Chaleyssin

The Clever

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Oscar Baudot

Steel Arms

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Aurélien Godreau

The Redhead

Joël Pyrene

Boutard

André Penvern

Mr Luve

Gérard Chaillou

Father Roux

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