15-year old schoolboy Denis and the nun Clotilde fall in love with each other. During the war the two of them take shelter at an abandoned farm and live happily together until the locals start to become suspicious.
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Cast
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France Dougnac
Clotilde, nun
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Denis
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Sébastien Japrisot Director
First release February 11, 1976 · Produced in France · Original title Les Mal Partis
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les Mal Partis
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 11, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
September 2, 1976 · Limited theatrical · Gent
Finland
August 19, 1977 · Theatrical
Germany
April 29, 1977 · Theatrical · West Germany
Italy
June 6, 1979 · Limited theatrical · Milan
Portugal
September 23, 1977 · Theatrical
Spain
October 30, 1978 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona
Sweden
November 28, 1977 · Theatrical
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