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THE CLASS
The Class
international title: The Class
original title: Entre les murs
country: France
year: 2008
genre: fiction
directed by: Laurent Cantet
release date: BE 01/10/2008, IT 10/10/2008, FR 15/10/2008, GR 23/10/2008, PL 24/10/2008, PT 30/10/2008, CZ 27/11/2008, NL 27/11/2008, LV 13/12/2008, NO 26/12/2008, ES 09/01/2009, DE 15/01/2009, FI 23/01/2009, UK 27/02/2009
cast: François Bégaudeau, Nassim Amrabt, Laura Baquela, Cherif Bounaïdja Rachedi, Juliette Demaille, Dalla Doucoure, Arthur Fogel, Damien Gomes
cinematography by: Pierre Milon
film editing: Robin Campillo
production: Haut et Court, France 2 Cinéma, Canal +, Ciné Cinéma
backing: Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Soficas Cofinova 4, Soficinéma 3, Fonds Images de la Diversité, MEDIA Programme, Procirep
distributor: Haut et Court, Cinéart (BE), Mikado (IT), AmaFilms (GR), Cinema Mondo (FI), ArtCam (CZ), Golem (ES), Artificial Eye (UK)
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synopsis
François and his fellow teachers prepare for a new year at a high school in a tough neighborhood. Neither stuffy nor severe, his extravagant frankness often takes the students by surprise. But his classroom ethics is put to the test when his students begin to challenge his teaching methods

main awards/selection
Cannes 2008
Official Competition
Palme d'Or

César 2009
Best Adaptation
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