90 minutes
11/10/1997
Nicolas, 13 years old, lives in a suburb north of Paris with his mother, a cleaning lady, and his older sister, a cashier in a supermarket. Left to his own devices, he and his friends have created a fearless gang that does not hesitate to travel to the capital to commit petty theft. The young boy, who attends a special education section, does not expect much from school. Everything changes with the arrival of a new teacher, who immediately seduces some of the students, including Nicolas, whom the young woman does not hesitate to welcome into her home to bring him up to speed. Nicolas makes lightning progress. But his momentum is broken by an event as painful as it is unexpected.
Julien Rivière
as Nicolas
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
as Valck
Élisabeth Vitali
as Camille
Jean Yanne
as Père Cambournac
Roland Giraud
as Le ministre
Farid Chopel
as Marc
Ged Marlon
as Alex
Yves Afonso
as Napoléon
Stéphane Jobert
as Joseph
Françoise Pinkwasser
as La mère de Nicolas
Jennifer Lauret
as Vanessa
Philippe Bruneau
as M. Beauchamps
Virginie Peignien
as Mme Beauchamps
Pierre Maguelon
as L'adjudant
Julien Bukowski
as Le brigadier
Jacques Zabor
as Le baron
Yohan Boyadjian
as Jean-Robert
Sébastien Lesgent
as Nono