Intrigue

Bruno is 14. When his grandmother dies, he returns to Bagnolet with his mother who is rarely there. At school he meets Jean-Roger, who introduces him to a group of delinquents.

This drama depicts the misery of neglected children in big cities. 13 years old Bruno is of a good family, but since the death of his grandmother he spends most of his time alone, in a phantasy world, while his mother is away at work. But then he befriends the violent Jean-Roger, who's from a severely disturbed family, where nobody cares what he's doing. In school Jean-Roger drives their teacher into despair just for fun. To separate the two boys, she starts to stimulate Bruno's interests by giving him extra lessons. When Jean-Roger fears loosing his one and only friend, he becomes even more aggressive.—Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

In a high density development in the suburbs of Paris, two boys are left to themselves. The violence of these outskirts is too much. One of them begins to see a white visional woman who invites him to the 'freedom' of after life. But his writing talent and his loneliness attracts the friendship of his teacher.—Jean-Marie Berthiaume <jiembe@videotron.ca>