The Teacher

The Teacher

2017•1h 46m•6.5/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

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6.5/10(216)

Teacher in the most prestigious highschool in the country, François enjoys the life he’s always known, in the intellectual and bourgeois society of Paris. Trapped in a situation where he’s forced to accept a job in a school of a tough underprivileged suburb, he finds himself confronted to his own limits and to the upheaval of his values and certainties.

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Production

Bac Films, Sombrero Films, Atelier de Production, France 3 Cinéma

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

François Foucault

Abdoulaye Diallo

Abdoulaye Diallo

Seydou

Pauline Huruguen

Pauline Huruguen

Chloe, François' colleague

Alexis Moncorgé

Alexis Moncorgé

Gaspard, Chloe's companion

Emmanuel Barrouyer

Emmanuel Barrouyer

Principal of the college

Léa Drucker

Léa Drucker

Caroline, sister of François

Zineb Triki

Zineb Triki

Agathe

Marie Rémond

Marie Rémond

Camille

Charles Templon

Charles Templon

Sébastien

Tabono Tandia

Maya

François Petit-Perrin

Rémi

Jeanne Rosa

Jeanne Rosa

Principal Education Advisor

Mona Magdy Fahim

Rim

Cheick Sylla

Marvin

Laurent Claret

Laurent Claret

Pierre Foucault, father of François

Nicole Gueden

Nicole Gueden

Mother of François

Jean-Pierre Lorit

Jean-Pierre Lorit

Chief of staff of the minister

Anne Jacquemin

Anne Jacquemin

Minister

Marie-Julie Baup

Marie-Julie Baup

Hospital doctor

Grégoire Potton

Cabinet advisor

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