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A teacher and his students learn from one another in the wake of a tragedy in this drama from director Philippe Falardeau. Simon (Emilien Neron) and Alice (Sophie Nelisse) are a pair of grade-school students who make a shocking discovery one day when they witness their teacher taking her own life in their classroom. The school's principal (Danielle Proulx) wants things back to normal as soon as possible, and when substitute teacher Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag) drops off his resume after learning of the tragedy, he's hired almost on the spot. The children don't immediately take to Lazhar, since most of them have never had a male teacher before, and Lazhar has his own adjustments to deal with -- he's an Algerian immigrant new to Montreal, he's still learning the finer points of Quebecois French, and his teaching style differs from that of his new colleagues. But as Lazhar tries to guide Simon, Alice, and their classmates through the shock of what has happened, he also finds the experience helps him heal after struggling with a loss of his own.Product Identifiers
ProducerKim Mccraw
EAN5060238030946
eBay Product ID (ePID)115886081
Product Key Features
ActorDanielle Proulx, Sophie Nelisse, Mohamed Fellag
Film/TV TitleMonsieur Lazhar
DirectorPhilippe Falardeau
LanguageFrench
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time95 Mins
Release Year2012
FormatDVD
FeaturesWith Subtitles
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureCanada
ScreenwriterPhilippe Falardeau
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleMonsieur Lazhar
Consumer AdviceContains suicide references and discriminatory language