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The Class
The greatest lessons are learnt when life enters the classroom.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$28814580
Runtime
128 min
Release Date
2008-09-24
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
678
Vote Average
7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
François Bégaudeau
François Marin, head teacher
Arthur Fogel
Arthur, student
Damien Gomes
Damien, student
Esmeralda Ouertani
Esmeralda, student
Rachel Regulier
Khoumba, student
Louise Grinberg
Louise, student
Rabah Nait Oufella
Rabah, student
Franck Keïta
Souleyman, student
Agame Malembo-Emene
Agame, student
Angélica Sancio
Angélica, student
Boubacar Toure
Boubacar, student
Burak Özyilmaz
Burak, student
Carl Nanor
Carl, student
Cherif Bounaïdja Rachedi
Cherif, student
Dalla Doucoure
Dalla, student
Eva Paradiso
Eva, student
Henriette Kasaruhanda
Henriette, student
Juliette Demaille
Juliette, student
Justine Wu
Justine, student
Laura Baquela
Laura, student
Lucie Landrevie
Lucie, student
Nassim Amrabt
Nassim, student
Qifei Huang
Qifei, student
Samantha Soupirot
Samantha, student
Wei Huang
Wei, student
Cécile Lagarde
Cécile, teacher
Anne Langlois
Sophie, teacher
Jean-Michel Simonet
School principal
Olivier Pasquier
Bursar
Cheick Baba Doumbia
Souleymane's brother
Céline Spang
Parents' delegate
Gilles Gourmelen
Gaelle Bantegnie
Valérie Benguigui
Jean-François Chauvet
Farida Ouchani
Mario Fanfani
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