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Biography
François Bégaudeau is a French novelist and essayist. He is best known for co-writing and starring in The Class (2008), a film based on his 2006 semi-autobiographical novel Entre les murs. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009.
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Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Adaptation · 2009
- Palme d'Or · 2008
- Prix France Culture/Télérama · 2006
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2008 · nominated
