A Childhood

2015

1h 40m

6.9(29 votes)

Drama

Overview

As summer drags by, 13-year-old Jimmy, forced by circumstance to become an adult too soon, runs up against the limits of his small hometown and his turbulent life, caught between a mother on the slide and a stepfather who keeps her down.

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15 members

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Pierre Deladonchamps

Duke

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Jules Gauzelin

Kevin

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Patrick d'Assumçao

L'instuteur

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Alexi Mathieu

Jimmy

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Angelica Sarre

Pris

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Fayssal Benhamed

Mouss

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Catherine Matisse

Lila

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Lola Dubois

Lison

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Gérard Barbonnet

Le voisin

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Jean-Paul Labé

Ben

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Writing

Philippe Claudel

L'entraîneur de tennis

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Christophe Ragonnet

Le vigile du supermarché

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Catherine Zahner-Cloarec

La mère de Lison

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David Finance

Mouloud

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Fanny Gourieux

La compagne de Mouloud

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