France,
2008, 130 min
Directed by:
Laurent CantetCinematography:
Pierre MilonCast:
François Bégaudeau, Agame Malembo-Emene, Angélica Sancio, Valérie Benguigui, Louise Grinberg, Farida Ouchani, Rabah Naït Oufella, Olivier Pasquier (more)VOD (1)
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The greatest lessons are learnt when life enters the classroom. The tense environment of a tough inner-city school where cultures and attitudes often clash is revealed in this award-winning drama based on François Bégaudeau's best-selling novel 'Between the Walls'. Bégaudeau himself stars as an idealistic teacher of a class of unruly 15 year-olds, whose spiky independence present a constant challenge to his sometimes unconventional teaching methods. Featuring an outstanding non-professional cast of real teachers and students, Laurent Cantet's gripping and sharply observed film offers a microcosm of contemporary society and explores the issues and challenges of education today. (Artificial Eye)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2009 - Laurent Cantet (Best Foreign Language Film)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2009 - Laurent Cantet (Best International Film)
European Film Awards
- 2008 - Laurent Cantet (Best Film)
- 2008 - Laurent Cantet (Best Director)
César Awards
- 2009 - François Bégaudeau, Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo (Best Adaptation)
- 2009 - Best Film
- 2009 - Laurent Cantet (Best Director)
- 2009 - Best Sound
- 2009 - Best Editing
Goya Awards
- 2010 - Laurent Cantet (Best European Feature)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2010 - Laurent Cantet (Best Non-American Film)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2008 - Laurent Cantet (Best Foreign-Language Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2008 - Best Foreign Language Film
Cannes Film Festival
- 2008 - Laurent Cantet (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 2008 - Laurent Cantet (The Norwegian Critics Award)