Overview:

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.

DirectingGérard Poitou-Weber WritingChantal Rémy

Cast

The uncle

Michel Aumont

Mr. Alexis

André Wilms

Mr. Alexis's father

Bernard Musson

Countess of Ozeray

Clémentine Amouroux

Mrs. Alexis

Nada Strancar

Disciplinarian

Bernard Ballet

Jeanne

Dominique Reymond

Priest

Daniel Laloux

'Le Penseur'

Loïc Even

'Rase-Motte'

Robinson Stévenin

'Tête vide'

Sagamore Stévenin

'Grande Gueule'

Jonathan Zaccaï

'La Grenouille'

Renaud Ménager

'Petit Jésus'

Thomas Damisch

'Le Mondain'

Quentin Ogier

Lucien

Swann Arlaud

Details:

Budget: 0
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Revenue: 0
List of countries:
1. France
List of languages:
1. French
List of companies:
1. Blue Films
2. SFP
3. Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
Vote Count: 6
Popularity: 0.8175
Status: Released
Original title:La révolte des enfants