Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1987-10-07
Languagefr
Runtime1h 45m
Budget$3,000,000
Revenue$4,542,825
Production
Nouvelles Éditions de Films, Stella Film, N.E.F. Filmproduktion, MK2 Productions
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.
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