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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Les hauts murs
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- fr
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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
Jonathan Reyes
The Rat
Finnegan Oldfield
The Stutterer
Simon Perret
Frigo
François Damiens
The Chief Supervisor
Pascal N'Zonzi
Oudie
Bernard Blancan
Yves' Stepfather
Antoine Chaleyssin
The Clever
Oscar Baudot
Steel Arms
Aurélien Godreau
The Redhead
Joël Pyrene
Boutard
André Penvern
Mr Luve
Gérard Chaillou
Father Roux
Production Companies
Septembre Productions
CinéCinéma
