Monsieur Lazhar

Movie Details

Overview

At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.

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Cast: Danielle Proulx, Émilien Néron, Gabriel Verdier, Louis-David Leblanc, Marianne Soucy-Lord, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Mohamed Fellag, Seddik Benslimane, Sophie Nélisse, Vincent Millard

Director: Philippe Falardeau

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: Canada

Release Year: 2011

IMDB Rating: 7.5 (21755 votes)

TMDB Rating: 7.1 (307 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 98

Metacritic: 82

Runtime: 1h 35m

Budget: 9,074,711 USD

Release Date: 2012-03-07

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar, 30 wins & 14 nominations total