The Class
aka Entre les murs

Director: Laurent Cantet. Cast: François Bégaudeau, Rachel Régulier, Esméralda Ouertani, Frank Keïta, Boubacar Touré, Carl Nanor, Nassim Amrabt, Louise Grinberg, Wey Huang, Burak Özyilmaz, Chérif Bounaïdja Rachedi, Dalla Doucoure, Jean-Michel Simonet, Julie Athenol, Anne Langlois, Frédéric Faujas, Vincent Caire, Olivier Dupeyron, Patrick Dureuil, Vincent Robert, Anne Wallimann-Charpentier, Dorothée Guilbot, Fatoumata Kanté, Cheick Baba Doumbia, Sezer Özilmaz, Lingfen Huang, Wenlong Huang, Adeline Fogel, Khalid Amrabt. Screenplay: Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo, and François Bégaudeau (based on the book Entre les murs by François Bégaudeau).

Photo © 2008 Haut et Court/Canal+/Sony Pictures Classics
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Foreign Language Film

Other Awards:
Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or (Best Picture)
César Awards (French Oscars): Best Adapted Screenplay

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