Behind the Walls

Behind the Walls

91 mins | Drama | April 30, 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.

Behind the Walls

91 mins | Drama | April 30, 2008

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.

IMDb rating	6.7
Producers	Septembre Productions, CinéCinéma
Original title	Les hauts murs
Directors	Christian Faure
Writers

Cast

Carole Bouquet

as la mère de fil de fer

Catherine Jacob

as la directrice

Michel Jonasz

as le directeur

Émile Berling

as Yves Tréguier

Guillaume Gouix

as Blondeau

Julien Bouanich

as Fil de fer

Anthony Decadi

as Molina

Jonathan Reyes

as Le Rat

Finnegan Oldfield

as Le Bégayeux

Simon Perret

as Frigo