Au Revoir les Enfants

Name: Au Revoir les Enfants
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1987-10-07
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, Philippe Morier-Genoud

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7.5(708 votes)

1987

1h 45m

DramaWar

franceparent child relationshipresistancevichy regimeholocaust (shoah)deportationjew persecutionauschwitz-birkenau concentration campnational socialismbiography

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.