Film

The Rebel

1980 · 1h 45m · Drama

IMDb

7.3

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.

Patrick Norbert

Pierre

Michel Subor

Beaufils

Isabelle Rosais

Nathalie

Jean-Jacques Aublanc

Alain

Françoise Michaud

Corinne

Alain Jérôme

Jean-Claude

• Gérard BlainWriter · Director
• André DebaecqueWriter
• Emmanuel MachuelDirector of Photography
• Catherine LaraOriginal Music Composer

Release date

November 12, 1980

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Drama