Released:
2008-04-30

Overview:
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.

Director:
Christian Faure

Runtime:
1h 31min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Émile Berling
  as
  Yves Tréguier
• 
  Carole Bouquet
  as
  Fil de fer's Mother
• 
  Catherine Jacob
  as
  Director
• 
  Michel Jonasz
  as
  Director - Institution of Supervised Education
• 
  Guillaume Gouix
  as
  Blondeau