Behind the Walls
Les hauts murs
2008 · 1h 31m · Drama · France
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 FaureBased on the novel by
Auguste Le Breton6.0Smart score
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