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.

• DirectorPhilippe Falardeau
• Release10 September 2011
• Genre
  Drama / Comedy
• Duration1h 34m
• Budget?
• Revenue$6,581,915
• Rate
  

  7.139
  323 reviews
• Productions

  micro_scope, CBC, Téléfilm Canada