Behind the Walls
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.
Production
Production
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
Finnegan Oldfield
The Stutterer
François Damiens
The Chief Supervisor
Pascal N'Zonzi
Oudie
Bernard Blancan
Yves' Stepfather
Joël Pyrene
Boutard
André Penvern
Mr Luve
Gérard Chaillou
Father Roux
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