Release Date

10 Sep, 2011

Runtime

01:34: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the while, he must keep his personal life tucked away: the fact that he is seeking political refuge in Québec – and that he, like the children, has suffered an appalling loss.

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Actors

Mohamed Fellag

Émilien Néron

Danielle Proulx

Sophie Nélisse

Marie-Ève Beauregard

Denise Lamontagne

Brigitte Poupart

Louis Champagne

Daniel Gadouas

Vincent Millard

Seddik Benslimane

Louis-David Leblanc

Gabriel Verdier

Marianne Soucy-Lord

Jules Philip

Francine Ruel

Sophie Sanscartier

Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde

André Robitaille

Marie Charlebois

Evelyne de la Chenelière

Crew

Stéphane Lafleur

Evelyne de la Chenelière

Martin Léon

Luc Déry

Philippe Falardeau

Philippe Falardeau

Kim McCraw

Ronald Plante