The Class
2008 · TMDB 7.0 · Entre les murs
Directed by Laurent Cantet
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.
Why it matters
Laurent Cantet's Palme d'Or winner follows a year in a Parisian classroom, where a teacher's methods are constantly challenged by his students.
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Released
- 2008-09-24
- Studio
- Haut et Court
- Country
- France
- Language
- Bambara
- TMDB score
- 7.0
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