The High Life

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.

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100 min

Cast

Luc Andrieux

as Thief

Serge Bento

as Jojo

Paul Bisciglia

José Casa

as Coach

Rémi Clary

as Thug

Jean-Claude Debet

Renée Dennsy

as Mrs. Jules

Jacques Denoël

Catherine Erard

Émile Genevois

as Worker

Lucien Gonzalès

Claire Guibert

as Fernande

Jacques Micaelli

Georges Montal

Jane Morlet

as Grandmother

Henri Nassiet

as Mr. Charles

G. Parisot

Roger Saget

as Michot

Bernard Soukoff

as Trafficker

Jean-Pierre Vaguer

as Trafficker

Jean Violette

Director

Henri Schneider