The Class (2008)

Recommended

France

Feature Film
Original Title: Entre les murs
Director: Laurent Cantet
Writers: François Bégaudeau, Robin Campillo, Laurent Cantet
Cinematographer: Pierre Milon
Cast: François Bégaudeau, Nassim Amrabt, Laura Baquela, Cherif Bounaidja Rachedi, Juliette Demaille, Dalla Doucoure, Arthur Fogel, Damien Gomes, Louise Grinberg, Qifei Huang, Wei Haung, Franck Keita, Henriette Kasaruhanda, Lucie Landrevie, Agame Malembo-Emene, Rabah Nait Oufella, Carl Nanor, Esmeralda Ouertani, Burak Ozyilmaz, Eva Paradiso, Rachel Regulier, Angelica Sancio, Samantha Soupirot, Boubacar Toure, Justine Wu, Atouma Dioumassy, Nitany Gueyes

Cantet’s scintillating Palme d'Or winner – portraying a school year in the life of a young French teacher in a tough working class area of Paris, based on real life teacher and lead actor Bégaudeau’s own experiences – is a fascinating, enlightening, and painfully authentic feeling examination of classroom politics, highlighting the racial, class, and economic differences inherent in today’s society. Iain.Stott