Head Against the Wall (1959)

Original title

La Tête contre les murs

Directed by

Georges Franju

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man rebels against his wealthy father and gets sent to a mental institution. Inside, he questions how society handles mental illness and faces harsh treatment.

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What happens

Head Against the Wall (French: La Tête contre les murs), also titled The Keepers, is a 1959 French drama film directed by Georges Franju starring Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Anouk Aimée, and Charles Aznavour. It was director Franju's debut feature film. The story follows an aimless young man who is institutionalized for defying his wealthy father, and in the process airs several questions about how society defines and treats mental illness. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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