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The Class is a 2008 French drama film directed by Laurent Cantet. Its original French title is Entre les murs, which translates literally to "Between the walls" or "Within the walls". It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Read More..

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Description	The Class is a 2008 French drama film directed by Laurent Cantet. Its original French title is Entre les murs, which translates literally to "Between the walls" or "Within the walls". It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau. The novel is a semi-autobiographical account of Bégaudeau's experiences as a French language and literature teacher in a middle school in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, particularly illuminating his struggles with "problem children" Esmerelda (Esmeralda Ouertani), Khoumba (Rachel Regulier), and Souleymane (Franck Keïta). The film stars Bégaudeau himself in the role of the teacher. The New York Times The New York TimesThe film received the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, French film wins top Cannes prize making it the first French film to do so since 1987, when Maurice Pialat won the award for Under the Sun of Satan. The Class was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but lost to Departures.
Description	The Class is a 2008 French drama film directed by Laurent Cantet. Its original French title is Entre les murs, which translates literally to "Between the walls" or "Within the walls". It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau. The novel is a semi-autobiographical account of Bégaudeau's experiences as a French language and literature teacher in a middle school in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, particularly illuminating his struggles with "problem children" Esmerelda (Esmeralda Ouertani), Khoumba (Rachel Regulier), and Souleymane (Franck Keïta). The film stars Bégaudeau himself in the role of the teacher. The New York Times The New York TimesThe film received the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, French film wins top Cannes prize making it the first French film to do so since 1987, when Maurice Pialat won the award for Under the Sun of Satan. The Class was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but lost to Departures.

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Director	Laurent Cantet
Director
Story
Story
Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer	Laurent CantetFrançois BégaudeauRobin Campillo
Writer
Based on	Entre les mursby François Bégaudeau
Based on
Cinematography	Pierre Milon
Cinematography
Editing	Robin Campillo
Editing

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Starring	François Bégaudeau
Starring
Music
Music
Runtime	128 minutes
Runtime
Country	France
Country
Language	French
Language
Genre
Genre

PRODUCTION

Producer	Caroline BenjoCarole Scotta
Producer
Studio
Studio
Distributor	Haut et Court
Distributor
Released	2008/5/24/Cannes/2008/9/24/France/df=y
Released
Budget	€2.5 million
Budget
Gross	$28.7 million
Gross