Au revoir les enfants

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Au revoir les enfants is a 1987 French film by Louis Malle that poignantly depicts the friendship between two boys at a Catholic boarding school in Nazi-occupied France and the tragic consequences of antisemitic persecution.

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instanceOf French film
coming-of-age film
film
war drama film
awardReceived César Award for Best Director
César Award for Best Film
César Award for Best Original Screenplay
Golden Lion
basedOn Louis Malle's childhood experiences
cinematographyBy Renato Berta
countryOfOrigin France
depicts Catholic boarding school
Holocaust in France
director Louis Malle
distributor Orion Classics
editedBy Emmanuelle Castro
featuresCharacter Jean Bonnet NERFINISHED
Julien Quentin
Père Jean
filmingLocation Fontenay-sous-Bois
Seine-Saint-Denis
genre drama
historical drama
war film
hasCastMember François Négret
Gaspard Manesse
Philippe Morier-Genoud NERFINISHED
Raphaël Fejtö
mainTheme Catholic education
antisemitism
betrayal
childhood
friendship
persecution of Jews
war
musicBy Franz Schubert
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
originalLanguage French
portrays Gestapo raid on school
Jewish children hiding from Nazis
productionCompany Nouvelles Éditions de Films
releaseDateFrance 1987-09-23
releaseYear 1987
runtimeMinutes 104
screenwriter Louis Malle
setInCountry France
setInPeriod World War II
setInRegion Nazi-occupied France

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Louis Malle notableWork Au revoir les enfants
Louis Malle directed Au revoir les enfants
Francine Racette notableWork Au revoir les enfants
Serge Silberman produced Au revoir les enfants