Behind the Walls

Year: 2008

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: French

Director: Christian Faure

Drama

A 14‑year‑old orphan, Yves Tréguier, lives in a harsh French “educational home” of the 1930s, where the institution feels more like a penal colony. He refuses society’s condemnation, clings to his dreams, and plots a daring escape across the Atlantic to New York, seeking freedom beyond the barred walls.

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