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The Class

2008 · Movie · PG-13 · 128 min · ★ 7.0

Drama

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.

Based on Entre les murs

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Details
Years
2008
Release date
2008-09-24
Language
French
Rated
PG-13
Runtime
128 min
TMDB rating
7.0/10 (723 votes)

Themes

  • immigrant
  • class society
  • paris, france
  • literature
  • boredom
  • socially deprived family
  • illegal immigration
  • violence in schools
  • education
  • multiculturalism
  • republicanism
  • teacher
  • +7 more

Awards & recognition

  • César AwardBest Adaptation · 2009
  • Independent Spirit AwardBest Foreign Film · 2009
  • Palme d'Or · 2008
  • Goya AwardBest European Film · 2010 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest International Feature Film · 2009 · nominated
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  • César AwardBest Sound · 2009 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Editing · 2009 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Adaptation · 2009 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Director · 2009 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Film · 2009 · nominated
  • David di DonatelloBest European Film · 2009 · nominated
  • Independent Spirit AwardBest Foreign Film · 2009 · nominated
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2009 · nominated
  • European Film AwardBest Film · 2008 · nominated
  • European Film AwardBest Director · 2008 · nominated
  • Satellite AwardBest Foreign Language Film · 2008 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Laurent Cantet