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The Children (1985) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1985 · 94 mins · French
- Directed by
- Marguerite Duras
- Starring
- André Dussollier, Daniel Gélin, Martine Chevallier, Pierre Arditi, Axel Bogousslavsky, Tatiana Moukhine
Ernesto is a seven‑year‑old boy who possesses the body of a thirty‑year‑old man. On his very first day of school he becomes convinced that he cannot continue, insisting he does not wish to be taught subjects he feels he already cannot grasp, and he decides to quit, confronting the clash between his youthful mind and adult exterior.
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