Naked Childhood(L'Enfance nue)
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France · 1969
1h 23m
Director Maurice Pialat
Starring Michel Terrazon, Raoul Billerey, Pierrette Deplanque, Marie-Louise Thierry
Genre Drama
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Handed over to foster care by his mother—who's unwilling to give up permanent custody—the now-adolescent François understands that nothing in life is permanent, and his increasingly erratic actions reflect this knowledge.
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