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30 Vies

2011–2016 · 6 seasons

A steady, humane classroom drama that treats teenage struggles and teacher burdens with earnest care, rewarding patient viewers with small emotional payoffs.

Created by: Fabienne Larouche
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marina Orsini, Émile Proulx-Cloutier, Élise Guilbault

Overview: Inspiring journey into a high school class – every challenge faced, every life lesson learned – seen through the eyes of the teachers.

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Created by: Fabienne Larouche
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marina Orsini, Émile Proulx-Cloutier, Élise Guilbault

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: education
coming-of-age
parenthood
identity
healing
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: Fabienne Larouche
Written by: Fabienne Larouche
Starring: Marina Orsini, Émile Proulx-Cloutier, Élise Guilbault, Mariloup Wolfe, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Benoît Brière, Julie Perreault, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin
Length: 6 seasons, 660 episodes, 22 min each
Network: ICI Radio-Canada Télé
Country: Canada
Languages: French

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