Canada,
2011, 94 min
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)
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Canada
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