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Director Laurent Cantet
Runtime 2h 8m · PG-13
Genres Drama
Film The Class 2008 · PG-13· 2h 8m· Drama
“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.
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François Bégaudeau as François Marin, head teacher Arthur Fogel as Arthur, student Damien Gomes as Damien, student Esmeralda Ouertani as Esmeralda, student Rachel Regulier as Khoumba, student Louise Grinberg as Louise, student Rabah Nait Oufella as Rabah, student Franck Keïta as Souleyman, student Agame Malembo-Emene as Agame, student Angélica Sancio as Angélica, student Boubacar Toure as Boubacar, student Burak Özyilmaz as Burak, student Carl Nanor as Carl, student Cherif Bounaïdja Rachedi as Cherif, student Dalla Doucoure as Dalla, student Eva Paradiso as Eva, student Henriette Kasaruhanda as Henriette, student Juliette Demaille as Juliette, student Justine Wu as Justine, student Laura Baquela as Laura, student Lucie Landrevie as Lucie, student Nassim Amrabt as Nassim, student Qifei Huang as Qifei, student Samantha Soupirot as Samantha, student Wei Huang as Wei, student Cécile Lagarde as Cécile, teacher Anne Langlois as Sophie, teacher Jean-Michel Simonet as School principal Olivier Pasquier as Bursar Cheick Baba Doumbia as Souleymane's brother Key Crew
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 16 crew)
Details Runtime 2h 8m · PG-13
Status Released
Studios Haut et Court · France 2 Cinéma
Box office $29M
Languages Bambara · French
Countries France
Rating 7.0/10 · 729 votes
Original language fr
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