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.
Title | The Rebel |
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Year | 1980 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | France |
Studio | R.O.C. |
Cast | Patrick Norbert, Michel Subor, Isabelle Rosais, Jean-Jacques Aublanc, Françoise Michaud, Alain Jérôme |
Crew | Gérard Blain (Director), Gérard Blain (Writer), André Debaecque (Writer), Catherine Lara (Music), Emmanuel Machuel (Director of Photography), Geneviève Monteilh (Makeup Artist) |
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Release | Nov 12, 1980 |
Runtime | 105 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.20 / 10 by 4 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Français |