Movie
The Class
2008PG-132h 8m7.0 / 10
The greatest lessons are learnt when life enters the classroom.
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
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Synopsis
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
More about The Class
Cast
François BégaudeauFrançois Marin, head teacher
Arthur FogelArthur, student
Damien GomesDamien, student
Esmeralda OuertaniEsmeralda, student
Rachel RegulierKhoumba, student
Louise GrinbergLouise, student
Rabah Nait OufellaRabah, student
Franck KeïtaSouleyman, studentCredits
- Directed by
- Laurent Cantet
- Written by
- Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo, François Bégaudeau, François Bégaudeau
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Entre les murs
- Box office
- $28.8M
Production
Haut et CourtFrance
France 2 CinémaFrance
Themes
boredomclass societyeducationfrench teacherhigh school teacherillegal immigrationimmigrantliterature
