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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 7, 1987
- Original language
- French
- Spoken languages
- English, French, German, Greek, Latin
- Countries
- Germany, France, Italy
- Production
- Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF),CNC,RAI,MK2 Films,Stella Films,N.E.F. Filmproduktion und Vertriebs (I),Soficas Investimages,Images Investissements,Sofica Créations,Stella Film,Nouvelles Éditions de Films,mk2 Films
- Cast
- Gaspard Manesse,Raphael Fejtö,Francine Racette,Stanislas Carré de Malberg,Philippe Morier-Genoud,François Berléand,François Négret,Peter Fitz,Pascal Rivet,Richard Leboeufand 25 more
- Director
- Louis Malle
- Writer
- Louis Malle
- Producer
- Louis Malle
- Cinematography
- Renato Berta
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Revenue
- $4,542,825
- IMDb
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