La piel dura

A young boy navigates puberty while his friend endures domestic violence in post-war Paris. Their scrapes with first love and streetwise survival feel like homework come to life. What it lacks in polish it makes up for in precocious charm.

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François Truffaut directed La piel dura in 1976. See François Truffaut's full filmography, where to start with François Truffaut, or where to go after you've seen everything by François Truffaut.

La piel dura was released in 1976 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 104 minutes.