The High Life

Overview

Jojo is a seventeen-year-old factory worker living poorly in Aubervilliers with his grandmother. Dissatisfied with his lackluster everyday life, Jojo dreams of the high life. He starts mixing with shady individuals such as thieves and traffickers. At a time, he even contemplates murdering a rich butcher. Fortunately, his protector Monsieur Charles, a warm-hearted gangster, will stop him from carrying out this crazy plan, thus wasting his young life.

Directed by Henri Schneider

Top cast

Luc Andrieux

Thief

Serge Bento

Jojo

Paul Bisciglia

J

José Casa

Coach

R

Rémi Clary

Thug

J

Jean-Claude Debet

Renée Dennsy

Mrs. Jules

Jacques Denoël

Catherine Erard

Émile Genevois

Worker

L

Lucien Gonzalès

Claire Guibert

Fernande

J

Jacques Micaelli

G

Georges Montal

J

Jane Morlet

Grandmother

Henri Nassiet

Mr. Charles

G

G. Parisot

R

Roger Saget

Michot

B

Bernard Soukoff

Trafficker

J

Jean-Pierre Vaguer

Trafficker

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