School of Life
Paris 1930. Paul has only ever had one and the same horizon: the high walls of the orphanage, an austere building in the Parisian working class suburbs. Entrusted to a joyful country woman, Célestine, and her husband, Borel, the rather stiff gamekeeper of a vast estate in Sologne, the city child, recalcitrant and stubborn, arrives in a mysterious and disturbing world, that of a sovereign and wild region. The huge forest, misty ponds, heaths, and fields all belong to the Count de la Fresnaye, an elderly taciturn man who lives alone in his manor.
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Cast
22 people
François Cluzet
Totoche
Known for
The Intouchables
Little White Lies
Jean Scandel
Paul Caradec
No other roles listed
Éric Elmosnino
Borel
Known for
The Bélier Family
War of the Buttons
François Berléand
Count Louis Fernand de La Fresnaye
Known for
The Transporter
The Chorus
Valérie Karsenti
Célestine
Known for
The Grad Job
Ma famille t'adore déjà !
Thomas Durand
Bertrand
Known for
Anthracite
Violeta Went to Heaven
Ilona Cabrera
Bella
No other roles listed
Frédéric Saurel
Dédé
Known for
Spread Your Wings
Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation
Urbain Cancelier
Lucien
Known for
Amélie
Belle and Sebastian
Murielle Huet des Aunay
Montaine
Known for
Spread Your Wings
Thierry Robard
Armand
Also in
Patchwork Family
Vanished
Carolina Jurczak
Florence
Known for
Marseille
Smart Ass
Nicolas Vanier Director · Jérôme Tonnerre Writer Armand Amar Composer
United States release September 7, 2018 · Produced in France · Production Radar Films, France 2 Cinéma
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Studio
Radar Films
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
L'École buissonnière
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Brazil · February 22, 2017
Theatrical
France · October 11, 2017
Theatrical
United States · September 7, 2018
Theatrical
United States
April 29, 2018 · Premiere · COLCOA French Film Festival
Australia
May 11, 2018 · Theatrical
Canada
June 22, 2018 · Theatrical
France
August 25, 2017 · Premiere · Angoulême Film Festival
February 13, 2018 · Physical · DVD
September 2, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
July 6, 2026 · TV · France 3
August 18, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
August 29, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Family
Germany
March 21, 2019 · Theatrical
September 5, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
June 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
October 25, 2018 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 21, 2023 · TV · RTVS
Spain
February 22, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 2, 2018 · Digital
February 6, 2019 · TV
Switzerland
October 11, 2017 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 3, 2017 · Theatrical
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