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Behind the Walls

Where:

🇫🇷 France

When:

The 1930s

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.

Released in 2008 — 91 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Language:

French