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.
Rated PG | Length 105 minutes
Irène Jacob | François Berléand | Peter Fitz | Gaspard Manesse | Raphael Fejtö | Francine Racette | Stanislas Carré de Malberg | Philippe Morier-Genoud | François Négret | Pascal Rivet | Richard Leboeuf | Arnaud Henriet | Luc Etienne | Jean-Paul Dubarry | Jacqueline Paris | René Bouloc | Thomas Peter Friedl | Jacqueline Staup | Sergio Kato | Ami Flammer | Jean-Sébastien Chauvin | Jürgen Ellinghaus | Xavier Legrand | Daniel Edinger | Benoît Henriet | Marcel Bellot | Alain Clément | Michael Rottstock | Detlef Gericke | Michael Becker | Christian Sohn | Michel Ginot | Philippe Despaux | Albrecht Burkardt | Tim Burkert