Entre les murs

The class
Director
Laurent Cantet
Country
France
Year
2008
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Laurent Cantet / François Bégaudeau / Robin Campillo
Cast
François Bégaudeau / Nassim Amrabt / Laura Baquela / Cherif Bounaïdja Rachedi / Juliette Demaille / Dalla Doucoure / Arthur Fogel / Damien Gomes
Production
Haut et Court
http://www.hautetcourt.com/

Storyline

François and his fellow teachers prepare for a new year at a high school in a tough neighborhood. Neither stuffy nor severe, his extravagant frankness often takes the students by surprise. But his classroom ethics is put to the test when his students begin to challenge his teaching methods...

Festivals & Academy awards and others

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2008
Zabaltegi Pearls
Festival de Cannes 2008
Competition
Palme d'Or

César 2009
Best Adaptation

Releases

United kingdom (27 of February 2009)

Call for proposals Distribution Selective
Year 2008
Call number 28/2007

Company who received the MEDIA support:
Haut et Court

Distribution territories:
Austria / Belgium / Bulgaria / Switzerland / Denmark / Germany / Estonia / Spain / Finland / Greece / Croatia / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / Lithuania / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Sweden / United Kingdom (The Artificial Eye company)

Call for proposals Distribution Selective
Year 2009
Call number 22/2008

Call for proposals Development
Year 2005
Call number 66/2004

Distribution:

THE ARTIFICIAL EYE FILM COMPANY LIMITED (United kingdom)