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L'Enragé

L'Enragé poster
Directed by
Emmanuelle Bercot
Genre
drama, history
Country
France
Elsewhere
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How it feels

In 1934 France, a group of 56 boys escape from a juvenile penal colony on Belle-Île-en-Mer. The film follows their desperate flight for freedom.

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What happens

L'Enragé is an upcoming French historical drama film written and directed by Emmanuelle Bercot from a screenplay she co-wrote with Armel Gourvennec, based on the 2023 novel of the same name by Sorj Chalandon, inspired by the true story of 56 boys who escaped a juvenile penal colony on Belle-Île-en-Mer in France in 1934. It stars Marion Cotillard, Benoit Magimel, Aaron Debarre, Robin Dancoing and Christophe Montenez. Pathé will release the film theatrically in France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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