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.
$3,000,000
$4,542,825
October 7, 1987
Nouvelles Éditions de Films, mk2 Films
35 people
Gaspard Manesse
Julien Quentin
Acting
Raphael Fejtö
Jean Bonnet
Directing
Francine Racette
Mrs. Quentin
Acting
Stanislas Carré de Malberg
François Quentin
Writing
Philippe Morier-Genoud
Father Jean
Acting
François Berléand
Father Michel
Acting
François Négret
Joseph
Acting
Peter Fitz
Muller
Acting
Pascal Rivet
Boulanger
Acting
Richard Leboeuf
Sagard
Acting
Xavier Legrand
Babinot
Directing
Arnaud Henriet
Negus
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