1980
7.2 (4 votes)
1h 45m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
R.O.C.
The Rebel (Le rebelle)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Writer: André Debaecque, Gérard Blain
Director of Photography: Emmanuel Machuel
Director: Gérard Blain
