Au Revoir les Enfants

Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

1987-10-07 · 105 min · Rating 7.52/10 (715 votes)

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.

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Keywords

antisemitism auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp best friend biography bitter calm catholicism children in wartime compassionate deportation france gentle holocaust (shoah) jew persecution jewish boy national socialism parent child relationship reflective resistance resistance fighter vichy regime world war ii

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