Au revoir les enfants

Au revoir les enfants is a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Louis Malle's own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening. The film is based on the actions of Père Jacques, a French priest and headmaster who attempted to shelter Jewish children during the Holocaust.