Head Against the Wall

Head Against the Wall

6.8 / Rating 1959

An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him of his delinquent tendencies.

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Head Against the Wall, also titled The Keepers, is a 1959 French drama film directed by Georges Franju starring Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Anouk Aimée, and Charles Aznavour. It was director Franju's debut feature film. The story follows an aimless young man who is institutionalized for defying his wealthy father, and in the process airs several questions about how society defines and treats mental illness.

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