The Class

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The Class

"The greatest lessons are learnt when life enters the classroom."

2008

2h 8m

7.0(678 votes)

Drama

Overview

Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

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Cast & Crew

37 members

Writing

François Bégaudeau

François Marin, head teacher

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Arthur Fogel

Arthur, student

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Damien Gomes

Damien, student

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Esmeralda Ouertani

Esmeralda, student

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Rachel Regulier

Khoumba, student

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Louise Grinberg

Louise, student

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Rabah Nait Oufella

Rabah, student

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Franck Keïta

Souleyman, student

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Agame Malembo-Emene

Agame, student

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Angélica Sancio

Angélica, student

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Boubacar Toure

Boubacar, student

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Burak Özyilmaz

Burak, student

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Carl Nanor

Carl, student

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Cherif Bounaïdja Rachedi

Cherif, student

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Dalla Doucoure

Dalla, student

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Eva Paradiso

Eva, student

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Henriette Kasaruhanda

Henriette, student

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Juliette Demaille

Juliette, student

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Justine Wu

Justine, student

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Laura Baquela

Laura, student

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Lucie Landrevie

Lucie, student

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Nassim Amrabt

Nassim, student

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Qifei Huang

Qifei, student

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Samantha Soupirot

Samantha, student

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Wei Huang

Wei, student

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Cécile Lagarde

Cécile, teacher

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Anne Langlois

Sophie, teacher

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Jean-Michel Simonet

School principal

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Olivier Pasquier

Bursar

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Cheick Baba Doumbia

Souleymane's brother

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Céline Spang

Parents' delegate

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Gilles Gourmelen

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Gaelle Bantegnie

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Valérie Benguigui

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Jean-François Chauvet

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Farida Ouchani

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Mario Fanfani

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