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In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother François travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Julien is a leader and good student and when the new student Jean Bonnet arrives in the school, they have friction in their relationship. However, Julien learns to respect Jean and discovers that he is Jewish and the priests are hiding him from the Nazis. They become best friends and Julien keeps the secret. When the priest Jean discovers that the servant Joseph is stealing supplies from the school to sell in the black market, he fires the youth. Soon the Gestapo arrives at school to investigate the students and the priests that run and work in the boarding school.
The story of a young Jewish boy, Jean Kippelstein aka Jean Bonnet, living under a false identity in a Catholic residential school in Nazi-occupied France. The headmaster knows of his background and is part of the conspiracy to protect him. Jean befriends a classmate, Julien Quentin. who learns of Jeans secret but keeps that information to himself. When Jeans true identity is revealed, the boy, the headmaster and others are taken away by the Gestapo, never to be seen again. Semi-autobiographical account of director s life at boarding school during World War II.
Gaspard Manesse
Julien Quentin
Raphael Fejtö
Jean Bonnet
Francine Racette
Mme Quentin
Stanislas Carré de Malberg
François Quentin
Philippe Morier-Genoud
Père Jean
François Berléand
Père Michel
François Négret
Joseph
Peter Fitz
Muller
Pascal Rivet
Boulanger
Benoît Henriet
Ciron
Richard Leboeuf
Sagard
Xavier Legrand
Babinot
Arnaud Henriet
Negus
Jean-Sébastien Chauvin
Laviron
Luc Etienne
Moreau
Daniel Edinger
Tinchaut
Marcel Bellot
Guibourg
Ami Flammer
Florent
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