Skirt Day

Skirt Day

2008•1h 28m•7.1/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(186)

A teacher, driven to exasperation from insults and insubordination, takes her class hostage.

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Production

Fontana, RTBF, ARTE, Mascaret Films

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Sonia Bergerac

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

Chief Brigadier Labouret, negotiator

Jackie Berroyer

Jackie Berroyer

Principal

Yann Collette

Yann Collette

Bechet, Labouret’s interventionist superior

Nathalie Besançon

Nathalie Besançon

Minister of the Interior

Marc Citti

Marc Citti

Frédéric Bergerac, Sonia's husband

Yann Ebongé

Yann Ebongé

Student Mouss M'Diop

Kévin Azaïs

Kévin Azaïs

Student Sébastien Lenoir

Sonia Amori

Sonia Amori

Student Nawel Jabli

Khalid Berkouz

Khalid Berkouz

Student Mehmet

Karim Zakraoui

Karim Zakraoui

Student Farid

Sarah Douali

Student Farida Nasri

Hassan Mezhoud

Student Akim Mohamed

Mélèze Bouzid

Mélèze Bouzid

Student Khadija Maliki

Salim Boughidene

Student Jérôme

Fily Doumbia

Student Adiy Ndiaye

Olivier Brocheriou

Olivier Brocheriou

Julien

Anne Girouard

Anne Girouard

Cécile, Sonia Bergerac's friend

Stéphan Guérin-Tillié

Stéphan Guérin-Tillié

François

Zirek

Zirek

Mehmet's father

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