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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.
Movie rating: 7.5 / 10 (20489)
Directed by: Philippe Falardeau - Evelyne de la Cheneliere
Writer credits: Philippe Falardeau - Evelyne de la Chenelière
Cast: Mohamed Fellag - Sophie Nélisse - Émilien Néron - Danielle Proulx - Brigitte Poupart
AKA: O exairetikos kyrios Lazhar
