“The greatest lessons are learnt when life enters the classroom.”
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.
François Bégaudeau
François Marin, head teacher
Arthur Fogel
Arthur, student
Damien Gomes
Damien, student
Esmeralda Ouertani
Esmeralda, student
Rachel Regulier
Khoumba, student
Louise Grinberg
Louise, student
Rabah Nait Oufella
Rabah, student
Franck Keïta
Souleyman, student
Agame Malembo-Emene
Agame, student
Angélica Sancio
Angélica, student
Boubacar Toure
Boubacar, student
Burak Özyilmaz
Burak, student
American Beauty
Dancer in the Dark
Metropolis
Divide
A Mermaid in Paris
Donnie Darko
Rebel Without a Cause
La Cérémonie
The Public Woman
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Paris 36
The Good Teacher
Paradise Found
Three Colors: Blue
Antoine and Colette
Colette
The Young Lieutenant
Once in a Lifetime
The Truth
Cold Water