The 400 Blows

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053198/

English subs

Country: France

Year: 1959

Language: French, English

Genre: Crime, Drama

Runtime: 99 min.

Director: François Truffaut

Writer: François Truffaut, Marcel Moussy

Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Richard Kanayan, Luc Andrieux, Marius Laurey, Claude Mansard, Jacques Monod, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jeanne Moreau, Philippe de Broca, Jacques Demy, Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut ...

.:Plot:.

Seemingly in constant trouble at school, 14-year-old Antoine Doinel returns at the end of every day to a drab, unhappy home life. His parents have little money and he sleeps on a couch that's been pushed into the kitchen. His parents bicker constantly and he knows his mother is having an affair. He decides to skip school and begins a downward spiral of lies and theft. His parents are at their wits' end, and after he's stopped by the police, they decide the best thing would be to let Antoine face the consequences. He's sent to a juvenile detention facility where he doesn't do much better. He does manage to escape however