
Rating: 3.5 stars
Seen 1 time
Seen on: 01/20/2012
Most recently watched by BTSjunkie
During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the while, he must keep his personal life tucked away: the fact that he is seeking political refuge in Québec – and that he, like the children, has suffered an appalling loss.
Rated PG-13 | Length 94 minutes
Francine Ruel | Stéphane Demers | Marie-Ève Beauregard | Louis Champagne | Judith Baribeau | André Robitaille | Jules Philip | Mohamed Fellag | Danielle Proulx | Evelyne de la Chenelière | Émilien Néron | Sophie Nélisse | Nico Lagarde | Daniel Gadouas | Brigitte Poupart | Emmanuelle Girard | Gabriel Verdier | Marie Charlebois | Nathalie Costa | Denise Lamontagne | Vincent Millard | Louis-David Leblanc | Seddik Benslimane | Marianne Soucy-Lord | Sophie Sanscartier | Jose Arandi
Twitter review:
::MONSIEUR LAZHAR’s real magic doesn’t quite click until the very end. Makes for a slightly disappointing journey that ultimately satisfies.::
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