Directed by:
Philippe FalardeauScreenplay:
Philippe FalardeauCinematography:
Ronald PlanteComposer:
Martin LéonCast:
Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Brigitte Poupart, Judith Baribeau, Stéphane Demers, Daniel Gadouas, Danielle Proulx, Louis Champagne (more)VOD (1)
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Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir's painful former life; nor that he is at risk of being deported at any moment. Adapted from Evelyne de la Chenelière's play, Bachir Lazhar depicts the encounter between two distant worlds and the power of self-expression. Using great sensitivity and humor, Philippe Falardeau follows a humble man who is ready to transcend his own loss in order to accompany children beyond the silence and taboo of death. (Madman Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Mohamed Fellag
Algeria
Best movies:
What the Day Owes the Night (2012)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Michou d'Auber (2007)
Sophie Nélisse
Canada
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Pawn Sacrifice (2014)
Émilien Néron
Best movies:
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Brigitte Poupart
Best movies:
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Ravenous (2017)
Kuessipan (2019)
Judith Baribeau
Best movies:
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Head in the Clouds (2004)
Taking Lives (2004)
Stéphane Demers
Canada
Best movies:
The Aviator (2004)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Imaginaerum (2012)
Daniel Gadouas
Canada
Best movies:
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Omerta, la loi du silence (1996) (series)
Suspicions (2010)
Danielle Proulx
Canada
Best movies:
C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Louis Champagne
Canada
Best movies:
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
The Successor (2023)
Evelyne de la Chenelière
Canada
Best movies:
The Terminal (2004)
The Age of Ignorance (2007)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Hélène Grégoire
Canada
Best movies:
Quest for Fire (1981)
C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Charles Champagne
Best movies:
Orphan (2009)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
I'm Not There (2007)
Marie-Ève Beauregard
Best movies:
Aurore (2005)
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
André Robitaille
Canada
Best movies:
The Age of Ignorance (2007)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Good Cop Bad Cop (2006)