Monsieur Lazhar

During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the while, he must keep his personal life tucked away: the fact that he is seeking political refuge in Québec – and that he, like the children, has suffered an appalling loss.

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Stars: Mohamed Fellag, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx, Sophie Nélisse, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Denise Lamontagne

Crew: Evelyne de la Chenelière (Theatre Play), Luc Déry (Producer), Martin Léon (Music), Stéphane Lafleur (Editor), Philippe Falardeau (Director), Philippe Falardeau (Screenplay)

Country: Canada

Language: Français

Studio: micro_scope, CBC, Téléfilm Canada

Runtime: 94 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Sep 10, 2011

IMDb: 3.9

Keywords:algerian, montreal, canada, elementary school, backpack, healing process, hugging, precocious child, death of teacher, taking a picture, african violet, class photograph, child psychologist, blackboard

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Monsieur Lazhar

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