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Monsieur Lazhar is a 2011 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau and starring Mohamed Saïd Fellag, Sophie Nélisse and Danielle Proulx. Based on Bashir Lazhar, a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chenelière, it tells the story of an Algerian refugee in Montreal who steps in to teach at an elementary school after the former full-time teacher dies by suicide.
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Monsieur Lazhar was among the five finalists for the 2012 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Based on the subject matter, I went into this film with high expectations. While I was not totally disappointed, this film fell short of my expectations. It was superior to Footnote , which I did not find as captivating as some of my friends, but this film was not in the same league with A Separation (which won t…More
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