Drama Comedy
During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the while, he must keep his personal life tucked away: the fact that he is seeking political refuge in Québec – and that he, like the children, has suffered an appalling loss.
Directed by
Philippe Falardeau
Sophie Nélisse
Alice L'Écuyer
Evelyne de la Chenelière
Mère d'Alice
Marie Charlebois
Procureur
Daniel Gadouas
Me Gilbert Danis
Mohamed Fellag
Bachir Lazhar
Judith Baribeau
Professeur d'anglais
Louis Champagne
Concierge
Brigitte Poupart
Claire
Émilien Néron
Simon
Marie-Ève Beauregard
Marie-Frédérique
Danielle Proulx
Mme Vaillancourt
Stéphane Demers
Père de Marie-Frédérique
Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde
Psychologue
Francine Ruel
Mme Dumas
Denise Lamontagne
Parent
Vincent Millard
Victor
Gabriel Verdier
Jordan
André Robitaille
Commissaire
Nathalie Costa
Mère de Marie-Frédérique
Jules Philip
Gaston
Seddik Benslimane
Abdelmalek
Louis-David Leblanc
Boris
Marianne Soucy-Lord
Shanel
Sophie Sanscartier
Audrée
Jose Arandi
Professeur de judo
Emmanuelle Girard
Professeur

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