A young runaway rejects society's condemnation and dares to fulfill his dreams. France, 1930s. 14-year-old orphan Yves Tréguier sees the world through the bars of "educational homes" where he is raised in conditions worthy of a penal colony, and dreams of a dramatic escape across the ocean to New York.
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Septembre Productions, CinéCinéma
- Keyword: france, approved school , orphan, based on memoir or autobiography, 1930s
- Cast: Émile Berling, Carole Bouquet, Catherine Jacob, Michel Jonasz, Guillaume Gouix, Julien Bouanich