Behind the Walls (6.1)

Movie · 2008 · 1 h 31 min · Drama

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

Starring Émile Berling, Carole Bouquet, Catherine Jacob, Michel Jonasz, Guillaume Gouix, Julien Bouanich, Anthony Decadi, Jonathan Reyes, Finnegan Oldfield, Simon Perret

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