Behind the Walls

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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