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The Children's Rebellion

1992 · 1h 37m · Drama

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.

Cast

• Michel Aumont as The uncle
• André Wilms as Mr. Alexis
• Bernard Musson as Mr. Alexis's father
• Clémentine Amouroux as Countess of Ozeray
• Nada Strancar as Mrs. Alexis
• Bernard Ballet as Disciplinarian
• Dominique Reymond as Jeanne
• Daniel Laloux as Priest
• Loïc Even as 'Le Penseur'
• Robinson Stévenin as 'Rase-Motte'
• Sagamore Stévenin as 'Tête vide'
• Jonathan Zaccaï as 'Grande Gueule'

Details

Director

Gérard Poitou-Weber

Released

April 22, 1992

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama

Studio

Blue Films, SFP and Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)

Status

Released

TMDB score

5.6 / 10 from 6 votes