

The Class
2008-09-24 · 128 min · ★ 7.0
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.
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- Directors
- Laurent Cantet
- Production companies
- Haut et Court, France 2 Cinéma
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 28,814,580
Top Cast
François BégaudeauFrançois Marin, head teacher
Arthur FogelArthur, student
Damien GomesDamien, student
Esmeralda OuertaniEsmeralda, student
Rachel RegulierKhoumba, student
Louise GrinbergLouise, student
Rabah Nait OufellaRabah, student
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