The film is based on a novel by Anna Gavalda, and adapted for the small screen by M. Langlois and Veronique Lecharpy. The idea that a formal academic school program is traditionally seen as the way for young minds to be formed and molded, yet how many children that are deemed failures by the same system go on to make names for themselves as they discover fields and subjects not taught by the educational establishment world-wide.
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Gérard Rinaldi
Léon
Known for
The Big Store
Daisy Town
Hélène Vincent
Charlotte
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Three Colors: Blue
The Specials
Stéphane De Groodt
Marc
Known for
Nothing to Hide
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Eléonore Pourriat
Karine
Known for
I Am Not an Easy Man
Maxime Riquier
Etienne
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Trouble at Timpetill
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Adrien Hurdubae
Grégoire
Known for
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Nicole Choukroun
madame Berluron
Also in
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Olivier Langlois Director · Véronique Lecharpy Writer Anna Gavalda Author
First release January 8, 2010 · Produced in France
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France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · January 8, 2010
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No release date listed for United States.
France
September 1, 2010 · Theatrical
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