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Monsieur Lazhar

7.145 average rating
7.145
French / 94 MIN. / 2011

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Mohamed FellagÉmilien NéronDanielle ProulxSophie NélisseMarie-Ève BeauregardDenise LamontagneBrigitte PoupartLouis ChampagneDaniel GadouasVincent MillardSeddik BenslimaneLouis-David LeblancGabriel VerdierMarianne Soucy-LordJules PhilipFrancine RuelSophie SanscartierNicole-Sylvie LagardeAndré RobitailleMarie CharleboisEvelyne de la ChenelièreStéphane DemersNathalie CostaJudith BaribeauJose ArandiEmmanuelle Girard

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