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The High Life

19510.0 / 10100 min
Drama

Overview

Jojo is a seventeen-year-old factory worker living poorly in Aubervilliers with his grandmother. Dissatisfied with his lackluster everyday life, Jojo dreams of the high life. He starts mixing with shady individuals such as thieves and traffickers. At a time, he even contemplates murdering a rich butcher. Fortunately, his protector Monsieur Charles, a warm-hearted gangster, will stop him from carrying out this crazy plan, thus wasting his young life.

Cast

Luc Andrieux

Luc Andrieux

Thief

Serge Bento

Serge Bento

Jojo

Paul Bisciglia

Paul Bisciglia

José Casa

José Casa

Coach

Rémi Clary

Rémi Clary

Thug

Jean-Claude Debet

Jean-Claude Debet

Renée Dennsy

Renée Dennsy

Mrs. Jules

Jacques Denoël

Jacques Denoël

Catherine Erard

Catherine Erard

Émile Genevois

Émile Genevois

Worker

Lucien Gonzalès

Lucien Gonzalès

Claire Guibert

Claire Guibert

Fernande

Jacques Micaelli

Jacques Micaelli

Georges Montal

Georges Montal

Jane Morlet

Jane Morlet

Grandmother

Henri Nassiet

Henri Nassiet

Mr. Charles

G. Parisot

G. Parisot

Roger Saget

Roger Saget

Michot

Bernard Soukoff

Bernard Soukoff

Trafficker

Jean-Pierre Vaguer

Jean-Pierre Vaguer

Trafficker

Jean Violette

Jean Violette

Crew

Henri Schneider

Henri Schneider

Director