Synopse
CLOSING FILM Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant in Canada, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir's painful former life; nor that he is at risk of being deported at any moment. Adapted from Evelyne de la Cheneliere's play, Monsieur Lazhar depicts the encounter between two distant worlds and the power of self-expression.
Info
Original Title: Bachir Lazhar
International Title: Monsieur Lazhar
Category: Feature
Section: Voilà!
Version & Subtitles: English, Arabic, French OV
Director: Philippe Falardeau
Screenplay: Philippe Falardeau, Evelyne de la Cheneliere
Cast/Protagonists: Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx, Brigitte Poupart
Production country: Canada
Year of Production: 2011
Length: 94 min
Producer: Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Production company: micro_scope
Cinematography: Ronald Plante
Editor: Stéphane Lafleur
Music: Martin Léon
Production Design: Emmanuel Frechette
World Sales: Playtime, Films Distribution
Distributor: Arsenal Filmverleih GmbH







