Monsieur Lazhar (2011) starring Fellag, Sophie Nelisse, Danielle Proulx. Canadian film about a classroom full of kids who are bereft when their teacher kills herself, and the replacement teacher (Fellag) who comes to take her place. Big problem, as it turns out, is that Monsieur Lazhar, although he is a good teacher, does not have a teaching credential, nor teaching experience. In Algeria, where he came from, he ran a restaurant. He is a political refugee, who came to Canada to escape persecution, and applied for the teaching job opportunistically. Most of the drama takes place in the classroom, however, and it's handled well. The film is in French (mostly), with English subtitles. It was nominated for an Academy Award in the Foreign Language category. Grade: B
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