Au revoir les enfants tells the heartbreaking story of two boys living in Nazi-occupied France, of friendship and devastating loss. The precocious youths at a provincial Catholic boarding school enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. The film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening based on events from writer-director Malle's own childhood.
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Au revoir les enfants tells the heartbreaking story of two boys living in Nazi-occupied France, of friendship and devastating loss. The precocious youths at a provincial Catholic boarding school enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. The film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening based on events from writer-director Malle's own childhood.
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