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Teacher in the most prestigious highschool in the country, François enjoys the life he’s always known, in the intellectual and bourgeois society of Paris. Trapped in a situation where he’s forced to accept a job in a school of a tough underprivileged suburb, he finds himself confronted to his own limits and to the upheaval of his values and certainties.
Director
Producers
Mathieu Verhaeghe, Alain Benguigui, Thomas Verhaeghe
Studio
Bac Films, Sombrero Films, Atelier de Production, France 3 Cinéma
Original Title
Les Grands Esprits
Original Language
French
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →D
Denis Podalydès
François Foucault
P
Pauline Huruguen
Chloe, François' colleague
A
Alexis Moncorgé
Gaspard, Chloe's companion
E
Emmanuel Barrouyer
Principal of the college
L
Léa Drucker
Caroline, sister of François
Z
Zineb Triki
Agathe
M
Marie Rémond
Camille
C
Charles Templon
Sébastien
J
Jeanne Rosa
Principal Education Advisor
L
Laurent Claret
Pierre Foucault, father of François
N
Nicole Gueden
Mother of François
J
Jean-Pierre Lorit
Chief of staff of the minister
A
Anne Jacquemin
Minister
M
Marie-Julie Baup
Hospital doctor
F
François Rabette
Professor at Henri IV
L
Ludovic Pinette
Parent of a student at Henri IV
É
Émilie Gavois-Kahn
Cleaning lady
S
Sadio Nakaté
Young man from the estate
P
Philippe Suner
Journalist
V
Vincent Nemeth
Gaspard's father
