Monsieur Lazhar (2011)

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7.5	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Philippe Falardeau

Starring (View all)

Mohamed Fellag
Bachir Lazhar

Sophie Nélisse
Alice L'Écuyer

Émilien Néron
Simon

Marie-Ève Beauregard
Marie-Frédérique

Vincent Millard
Victor

Seddik Benslimane
Abdelmalek

Louis-David Leblanc
Boris

Gabriel Verdier
Jordan

Written by

Philippe Falardeau
(screenplay)

Evelyne de la Chenelière
play Bashir Lazhar

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A Lovable and Complex Character

6 years, 6 months ago at May 20 1:01

keiju

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This is a really good canadian (francophone) film that uses the good´ol teachers sub-sub-genre for a better cause. The film explores a number of different things:

First and foremost: coping with death, loss and grief. This it´s done in two ways, as an individual and as a community. The way children and adults cope with an incomprehensible suicide (the blamings, rationalizations, ... read more

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An Algerian immigrant is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically.

Release date: 7 March 2012