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When I Was 5, I Killed Myself

1994
Directed byJean-Claude Sussfeld
1h 30m

This film is about Gils, a young boy (about ten) in a juvenile mental hospital in 1950's France. Flashbacks recount his conflicts with authority and his strong relationship with Jessica, a similarly rebellious schoolmate. Simultaneously, a compassionate doctor develops a trusting friendship with Gils, which a higher-ranking authoritarian doctor tries to thwart.

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Dimitri RougeulGilBlanche RavalecLa mère de GilPatrick BouchiteyDr. Nevele
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Salomé Lelouch
Jessica
Anny RomandMme Cochrane
François ClavierLe père de Gil
Hippolyte GirardotDr. Edouard Valmont
Raymonde Heudeline
DETAILS
GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
8.2

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