Sep 24, 2008
128 min
Full-HD

The Class (2008)

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.

Category

Drama

Country

France

Companies

Haut et Court France 2 Cinéma

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

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