Monsieur Lazhar
2011 | C: Canada | L: French | Rated: PG-13 | RT: 94 min. | Comedy, Drama
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2011971/
Official Site: http://www.monsieurlazhar.com/
Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher
who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing
process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir's painful former life;
nor that he is at risk of being deported at any moment. Adapted from
Evelyne de la Cheneliere's play, Bachir Lazhar depicts the encounter
between two distant worlds and the power of self-expression. Using great
sensitivity and humor, Philippe Falardeau follows a humble man who is
ready to transcend his own loss in order to accompany children beyond
the silence and taboo of death.
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