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Completed - FRENCH-CANADIAN - Drama - 94 minutes




Previous markets

  • Toronto 2011 (Premiere)
  • AFM 2011 (Screening)
  • Berlin EFM 2012 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2011

Director(s) : Philippe FALARDEAU
 Cast : FELLAG, Brigitte POUPART, Danielle PROULX, Emilien NERON, Sophie NELISSE

 Producer(s) : Kim MCCRAW (Micro scope), Luc DERY (Micro scope)

Synopsis

After he learns the death of a sixth grade teacher, Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian refugee, propose himself as a substitute at the school's headmistress.

Production

Country(ies) : CANADA

Distributors More info with Europa distribution

AUSTRALIA PALACE FILMS
AUSTRIA THIMFILM GMBH
BELGIUM IMAGINE FILM DI
DENMARK OST FOR PARADIS
GERMANY BAYERISCHER RUN
GERMANY ARSENAL FILMVER
GREECE STRADA FILMS
HONG KONG EDKO FILMS LTD
HUNGARY VERTIGO MEDIA L
ITALY OFFICINE UBU
JAPAN NEW SELECT CO.
KOREA (Sou AUD
NETHERLAND IMAGINE FILM DI
NORWAY EVIL DOGHOUSE S
POLAND VIVARTO
PORTUGAL VENDETTA FILMES
SPAIN A CONTRACORRIEN
SWITZERLAN AGORA FILMS
SWITZERLAN SSNI SA
TURKEY KURMACA FILM
UNITED KIN CHANNEL FOUR TE
USA MUSIC BOX FILMS


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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2011 - Special Presentations (The City of Toronto Award for Best Canadian Feature Film)


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