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The Class

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Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2008-09-24

Runtime: 128 mins

Director: Laurent Cantet

Spoken language: Français, Bamanankan

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Class

Production Companies: Haut et Court, France 2 Cinéma

Production Countries: France

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