Behind the Walls (2008)
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.
- Released
- 2008-04-30
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Christian Faure, Christian Faure
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- Émile Berling as Yves Tréguier
- Carole Bouquet as Fil de fer's Mother
- Catherine Jacob as Director
- Michel Jonasz as Director - Institution of Supervised Education
- Guillaume Gouix as Blondeau
- Julien Bouanich as Fil de fer
- Anthony Decadi as Molina
- Jonathan Reyes as The Rat
- Finnegan Oldfield as The Stutterer
- Simon Perret as Frigo
- François Damiens as The Chief Supervisor
- Pascal N'Zonzi as Oudie