The Class
“The greatest lessons are learnt when life enters the classroom.”
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
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Cast
38 people
François Bégaudeau
François Marin, head teacher
Known for
Love Is Dead
François Begaudeau
François Marin, professeur de français et professeur principal
Arthur Fogel
Arthur, student
Damien Gomes
Damien, student
Also in
Secret Story
It's Not a Cowboy Movie
Esmeralda Ouertani
Esmeralda, student
No other roles listed
Rachel Regulier
Khoumba, student
No other roles listed
Louise Grinberg
Louise, student
Known for
17 Girls
Breathe
Rabah Nait Oufella
Rabah, student
Known for
Raw
Girlhood
Franck Keïta
Souleyman, student
Also in
My Father Is a Cleaning Lady
Agame Malembo-Emene
Agame, student
No other roles listed
Angélica Sancio
Angélica, student
No other roles listed
Boubacar Toure
Boubacar, student
No other roles listed
Laurent Cantet Director · Robin Campillo Screenplay François Bégaudeau Screenplay
Worldwide gross $29M · United States release December 24, 2008 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$28,814,580
Production
Haut et Court
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Entre les murs
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Bambara · French
Release dates
France · May 24, 2008
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · September 24, 2008
Theatrical · Visa CNC 116612
United States · December 24, 2008
Theatrical
United States
September 26, 2008 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Argentina
March 12, 2009 · Premiere · Pantalla Pinamar Festival
April 16, 2009 · Theatrical
Australia
January 22, 2009 · Theatrical
Austria
October 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 1, 2008 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 13, 2009 · Theatrical
Canada
November 14, 2008 · Premiere · European Union Film Festival, Ottawa
November 29, 2008 · Theatrical
Croatia
January 7, 2009 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 20, 2008 · Premiere · French Film Festival
November 27, 2008 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 20, 2009 · Theatrical
Finland
September 28, 2008 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
January 23, 2009 · Theatrical
France
March 24, 2009 · Physical · DVD premiere
October 15, 2009 · TV · Canal+ (Séance coup de coeur)
May 15, 2011 · TV · France 2
Germany
November 14, 2008 · Premiere · Französische Filmtage Tübingen
January 15, 2009 · Theatrical
August 22, 2010 · TV · Das Erste
Greece
September 17, 2008 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
October 23, 2008 · Theatrical
November 10, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
February 19, 2009 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 16, 2009 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 27, 2009 · Theatrical
Israel
October 16, 2008 · Theatrical
Italy
October 10, 2008 · Theatrical
March 24, 2009 · Theatrical
Japan
June 12, 2010 · Theatrical
Latvia
December 13, 2008 · Theatrical
Lithuania
April 17, 2009 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 14, 2009 · Premiere · Foro Internacional de la Cineteca
September 4, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 27, 2008 · Theatrical
New Zealand
April 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Norway
December 26, 2008 · Theatrical
Poland
October 24, 2008 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 30, 2008 · Theatrical
March 26, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Romania
December 12, 2008 · Theatrical
Russia
December 4, 2008 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 28, 2009 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 1, 2010 · Theatrical
Spain
September 25, 2008 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival
January 16, 2009 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 19, 2008 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 24, 2008 · Theatrical · French
October 24, 2008 · Theatrical · Italian
January 29, 2009 · Theatrical · German
Türkiye
November 28, 2008 · Theatrical
U.S. Outlying Islands
July 31, 2009 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 13, 2008 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 18, 2009 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
February 27, 2009 · Theatrical
June 8, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Uruguay
April 18, 2009 · Theatrical
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