Zéro de conduite

Four rebellious young boys at a repressive French boarding school plot and execute a revolt against their teachers and take over the school. The film opens by showing the joyful, carefree nature of childhood as two boys enjoy playing pranks on each other and their fellow travelers. Back on campus, they are reprimanded by the school teachers and staff who inflict severe punishments on them and deprive them of their freedom and creativity. A new class supervisor, Supervisor Huguet, sympathizes with the boys and encourages them, leading to a series of pranks and acts of rebellion. The boys stage a food fight, instigate a pillow fight, and eventually implement their plan to revolt on the day of the school festival, triumphantly mounting the rooftops as they gain their newfound freedom.