Au Revoir les Enfants

The story

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.

• #parent child relationship
• #gentle
• #bitter
• #vichy regime
• #compassionate
• #biography
• #best friend
• #holocaust (shoah)
• #children in wartime
• #jewish boy
• #france
• #resistance