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  • The Class
  • Opened December 24, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 39 min.
  • PG-13
    language
  • THE CLASS follows the year in the life of a French schoolteacher (François Begaudeau) working at a high school in a tough neighborhood of Paris. Cultures and attitudes often clash in the classroom. As amusing and inspiring as the teenage students Read More

    • *Note: Film is presented in French with English subtitles.

  • Cast: François Bégaudeau, Franck Keita, Nassim Amrabt, Esmerelda Ouertani, Laura Baquela, Cherif Bounaidja Rachedi, Wei Huang, Juliette Demaille, Rachel Regulier
  • Director: Laurent Cantet
  • Genres: Drama, Slice of Life

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  • Francois Begaudeau in "The Class."
  • Wei Huang as Wei, Esmeralda Ouertani as Sandra and Rachel Regulier as Khoumba in "The Class."
  • Jean-Michel Simonet as the Principle, teacher and Francois Begaudeau as Francois in "The Class."

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  • Nice
    by GlamJunkie

    Very nice...Read More

  • The Class
    by rukhsanaahmad

    Engaging in spite of the laborious details. There's an honesty and truthfulness about the film that speaks to the audience. Highly watchable and moving....Read More

  • questions, no answers
    by meesta

    this film though, technically, not a documentary, feels very authentic. My problem was it didn't go anywhere. Lots of questions but no answers. The end leaves you in the same place as the...Read More

  • The Class
    by Flick Fan

    Too artsy. A documentary disguised as entertainment. It could have been more interesting with a few surprises or twists, however there was nothing in the film that any middle school teacher would...Read More

The Class Critic Reviews

  • "Clichés are deftly avoided in this thought-provoking film." USA Today

    - By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY

  • "...exhilarates with its lively, authentic classroom banter while its emotional undercurrents build steadily but almost imperceptibly..." Variety

    - Justin Chang

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