As It Used To Be

Aug 31, 2012

0h 4m

★ 7.0

Overview

In the near future, all teachers give lectures in front of an empty classroom and a simple webcam, broadcasting their lesson over the internet. An history teacher is about to see his daily routine shaken up...

Genres

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Collectif 109

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Cast

the teacher

Luthuli Dlamini

the student

Cleo Rinkwest

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6.3

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0.0

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10.0

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0.0

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6.0

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6.3

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5.4

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0.0

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