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.