Monsieur Lazhar

Sep 10, 2011

1h 34m

★ 7.2

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

micro_scope

CBC

Téléfilm Canada

Monsieur Lazhar Trailers

Cast

Bachir Lazhar

Mohamed Fellag

Simon

Émilien Néron

Mme Vaillancourt

Danielle Proulx

Alice L'Écuyer

Sophie Nélisse

Marie-Frédérique

Marie-Ève Beauregard

Parent

Denise Lamontagne

Claire

Brigitte Poupart

Concierge

Louis Champagne

Me Gilbert Danis

Daniel Gadouas

Victor

Vincent Millard

Abdelmalek

Seddik Benslimane

Boris

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