The Teacher

The Teacher

Original title: Les Grands Esprits

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6.5/10

(210)

9/13/2017

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1h 46min

The Teacher
Comedy
Drama

Synopsis

Teacher in the most prestigious highschool in the country, François enjoys the life he’s always known, in the intellectual and bourgeois society of Paris. Trapped in a situation where he’s forced to accept a job in a school of a tough underprivileged suburb, he finds himself confronted to his own limits and to the upheaval of his values and certainties.

Direction: Olivier Ayache-Vidal

Screenwriter: Olivier Ayache-Vidal
Producer: Thomas Verhaeghe, Alain Benguigui

Cast

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

François Foucault

Abdoulaye Diallo

Abdoulaye Diallo

Seydou

Pauline Huruguen

Pauline Huruguen

Chloe, François' colleague

Alexis Moncorgé

Alexis Moncorgé

Gaspard, Chloe's companion

Emmanuel Barrouyer

Emmanuel Barrouyer

Principal of the college

Léa Drucker

Léa Drucker

Caroline, sister of François

Zineb Triki

Zineb Triki

Agathe

Marie Rémond

Marie Rémond

Camille

Charles Templon

Charles Templon

Sébastien

Jeanne Rosa

Jeanne Rosa

Principal Education Advisor