Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
No matter where you go... there you are
During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the while, he must keep his personal life tucked away: the fact that he is seeking political refuge in Québec – and that he, like the children, has suffered an appalling loss.
Cast: Mohamed Fellag, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx, Sophie Nélisse, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Denise Lamontagne, Brigitte Poupart, Louis Champagne, Daniel Gadouas, Vincent Millard, Seddik Benslimane, Louis-David Leblanc, Gabriel Verdier, Marianne Soucy-Lord, Jules Philip, Francine Ruel, Sophie Sanscartier, Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde, André Robitaille, Marie Charlebois
Writer: Philippe Falardeau (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Ronald Plante
Production Designer: Emmanuel Frechette
Editor: Stéphane Lafleur
Sound Designer: Pierre Bertrand, Mathieu Beaudin
Composer: Martin Léon
Costume Designer: Francesca Chamberland
Producers: Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Production: micro_scope, CBC, Téléfilm Canada
