Release Date

22 Apr, 1992

Runtime

01:37: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

In the 19th century, children -- particularly the children of the poor -- were considered to be an exploitable resource of docile and cheap labor. Anyone who had the effrontery to steal so much as a portion of a loaf of bread for any reason would (at the very least) go to prison, regardless of their age. However, people of conscience were beginning to protest against this situation. The story takes place in a prison for children where conditions are particularly harsh. The warden is a thick-headed martinet who demands complete compliance with the rules, or the children will be brutally dealt with. The assistant warden is a more modern man, and is appalled by the whole institution, but seeks to begin by reforming it. To that end, he has invited a journalist to come and see the conditions that prevail there, in the hopes that she will rouse public opinion against at least this one form of injustice.

Original Title

La révolte des enfants

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Actors

Michel Aumont

André Wilms

Bernard Musson

Clémentine Amouroux

Nada Strancar

Bernard Ballet

Dominique Reymond

Daniel Laloux

Loïc Even

Robinson Stévenin

Sagamore Stévenin

Jonathan Zaccaï

Renaud Ménager

Thomas Damisch

Quentin Ogier

Swann Arlaud

Crew

Gérard Poitou-Weber

Raymond Blumenthal

Philippe Melenec

Chantal Rémy

Gérard Poitou-Weber

René Aubry

Dominique Brenguier

Colette Farrugia

Jean-Pierre Segal

Claude Martin

Claude Lenoir

Gisèle Tanalias

Delphine Jaffart

François Groult