

"The greatest lessons are learnt when life enters the classroom."
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.
Director: Laurent Cantet

François Bégaudeau
François Marin, head teacher

Arthur Fogel
Arthur, student

Damien Gomes
Damien, student

Esmeralda Ouertani
Esmeralda, student

Rachel Regulier
Khoumba, student

Louise Grinberg
Louise, student

Rabah Nait Oufella
Rabah, student

Franck Keïta
Souleyman, student

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