After the death of his parents, Pierre is forced to care for his younger sister Nathalie by committing petty crimes. In a recurring motif of Gérard Blain’s cinema, Pierre is taken under the wing of an older gay man, Hubert , who offers him work and financial security; but when Hubert makes advances to him, Pierre robs him and takes up with a group of radical leftists who are planning terrorist attacks. Without employment, Pierre loses Nathalie to child services and spirals into desperation, finally erupting in an act of horrific violence. An x-ray showing the largely undiagnosed sickness of its time, and a stern warning to ours.
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Gérard Blain Director · André Debaecque Writer Catherine Lara Composer
First release November 12, 1980 · Produced in France · Original title Le rebelle
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R.O.C.
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Original title
Le rebelle
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French
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French
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France · November 12, 1980
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