SYNOPSIS: Grueling, intense, and brutal, Les Diables is a hellish little film! The devils are 12-year-old Joseph and his sister Chloé, who have spent their formative years in care. Joseph is angry, resourceful, and hard beyond his years, but his sister is quiet, withdrawn, and autistic, making each of their repeated escape attempts especially dangerous. Director Christophe Ruggia delivers a searing portrait of childhood love on the run.

EDITORIAL REVIEW: The opening credits of the convincing and painful Les Diables are accompanied by a plaintive song about children who "fly away." We see two abandoned children, Chloé and Joseph, on their way to Marseilles, to a non existent "home". They seem to have seen a lot more misery in the world than should match their age, 15 and 12 respectively. The catatonic, silent Chloé is protected with all his might by her younger brother, who is continuously conscious of his sister's looming lapse. Tacking between well meaning adults and disinterested authorities, Les Diables follows the urgent quest of brother and sister for family, for a home that doesn't really exist. In the end, the film, sustained by the young Haenel and Rottiers who have rightly been praised for their powerful and intense performance, is largely a road movie about growing up.

The two leads received loads of accolades after this film was released in France, and for very good reason. We have yet to see a young "Western" actor bring such a convincing performance to the screen. This film is extremely controversial, and ranks up there on our list of most controversial foreign titles as well. The acting is powerful, the story is well written, the scenes are truly amazing and shocking at times. This is a must see. No "Western" film company would ever touch this subject, or film, with a 100 ft. pole.

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STARRING: Adele Haenel, Vincent Rottiers, Rochdy Labidi, Jacques Bonnaffé.
DIRECTOR: Christophe Ruggia.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 105 minutes.
LANGUAGE: French, with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.33:1 (4:3 Letterboxed); 2.0 Stereo; 1 disc; Chapter selection; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Moderate nudity, sexual scenes, sexual innuendo, coarse language, violence.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France (2002).
ALSO KNOWN AS: The Devils (international English title) / Diablos, Los (Spain).
DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  December 23, 2005 (original) / June 23, 2009 (re-release).
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