Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

10/07/1987 (DE) • 1h 45m

Drama, War

Overview

Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.

Top Billed Cast


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$105.00

Revenue

$4,542,825.00

Keywords

france

parent child relationship

resistance

vichy regime

holocaust (shoah)

deportation

jew persecution

auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp

national socialism

biography

antisemitism

best friend

catholicism

resistance fighter

jewish boy

children in wartime

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