The Class is a 2008 French film directed by Laurent Cantet. Set in a Parisian middle school in a working class, largely immigrant district, it follows French teacher Francois Marin through a school year with a class of fourteen and fifteen year olds, exploring the tension between maintaining discipline and building genuine cooperation in a diverse classroom. The film won the Palme d'Or unanimously at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, the first French film to do so since 1987.
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The Class is a 2008 French film directed by Laurent Cantet.
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24 May 2008 (Cannes)
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The Class (French: Entre les murs, lit. 'Between the walls') is a 2008 French drama film directed by Laurent Cantet, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau.
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The Class (French: Entre les murs, lit. 'Between the walls') is a 2008 French drama film directed by Laurent Cantet, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau.
Created By: Laurent Cantet, Infobox: director
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