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1968 | Color | 86 min

As 10-year-old François is shuttled from one foster home to another, his behavior grows increasingly erratic and his bonds with his surrogate parents are perennially fraught.


Country: Francia
Direction: Pialat; Maurice
Script: Pialat; Maurice, Langmann; Arlette
Production: Bodard; Mag, Truffaut; François, Berri; Claude, Benier; Guy, Belmont; Véra
Photography: Beausoleil; Claude
Cast:Terrazon; Michel, Gutemberg; Linda, Billerey; Raoul, Deplanque; Pierrette
Participation year at FICM: 2011

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