Simon and Alice are
grade school students, they both make a shocking discovery in their
classroom. Simon has the job of
bringing the small cartons of milk to the classroom for that day, he sees
through the window in the door that his teacher has hanged herself. Alice sees all the milk cartons dropped
on the floor from the milk crate and she also looks in the window. All the children in the class plus the
students in the other classes are in an emotional turmoil. A psychologist is brought in to help
everyone cope with their grief and feelings. The principal hires Bachir Lazhar to begin teaching the
class and to also help the class heal.
Monsieur Lazhar is also struggling with deaths in his own family plus a
request for asylum in Canada from his home country of Algeria.
The
concept for this movie is very narrow in scope so it seems like you are back in
the classroom yourself. The main
difference is that you are not struggling since you didn’t know the teacher. The idea that she would do this in the
classroom because of the pain and confusion it would cause to the children
seems incomprehensible? 3* (This
movie is OK)
94
min, Drama directed by Philippe Falardeau with Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nelisse,
Emilien Neron, Marie-Eve Beauregard, Vincent Millard, Seddik Benslimane.
Note: Blockbuster 4*, imdb 7.6 out of 10, 97%
critic 89% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.
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