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
Judith Baribeau
Professeur d'anglais
Brigitte Poupart
Claire
Mohamed Fellag
Bachir Lazhar
Marie-Ève Beauregard
Marie-Frédérique
Daniel Gadouas
Me Gilbert Danis
Stéphane Demers
Père de Marie-Frédérique
Jules Philip
Gaston
Denise Lamontagne
Parent
Louis Champagne
Concierge
Danielle Proulx
Mme Vaillancourt
Francine Ruel
Mme Dumas
Evelyne de la Chenelière
Mère d'Alice
Émilien Néron
Simon
Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde
Psychologue
André Robitaille
Commissaire
Marie Charlebois
Procureur
Gabriel Verdier
Jordan
Vincent Millard
Victor
Nathalie Costa
Mère de Marie-Frédérique
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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