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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.
Box Office
$6.6M
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 28, 2012
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
micro_scope, CBC, Téléfilm Canada
Original Language
French
Cast
Full credits →M
Mohamed Fellag
Bachir Lazhar
É
Émilien Néron
Simon
D
Danielle Proulx
Mme Vaillancourt
S
Sophie Nélisse
Alice L'Écuyer
M
Marie-Ève Beauregard
Marie-Frédérique
D
Denise Lamontagne
Parent
B
Brigitte Poupart
Claire
L
Louis Champagne
Concierge
D
Daniel Gadouas
Me Gilbert Danis
G
Gabriel Verdier
Jordan
J
Jules Philip
Gaston
F
Francine Ruel
Mme Dumas
N
Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde
Psychologue
A
André Robitaille
Commissaire
M
Marie Charlebois
Procureur
E
Evelyne de la Chenelière
Mère d'Alice
S
Stéphane Demers
Père de Marie-Frédérique
N
Nathalie Costa
Mère de Marie-Frédérique
J
Judith Baribeau
Professeur d'anglais
E
Emmanuelle Girard
Professeur
