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Class Act

2023 · 1 season

A sleek, energetic rise-and-fall chronicle that keeps you watching a charming, driven man push every boundary.

Created by
Olivier Demangel, Tristan Séguéla
Genres
Drama
Starring
Laurent Lafitte, Joséphine Japy, Patrick d'Assumçao
Overview
A relentlessly ambitious working-class man becomes one of France's most controversial public figures in this fictionalized biopic about Bernard Tapie.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Olivier Demangel, Tristan Séguéla
Genres
Drama
Starring
Laurent Lafitte, Joséphine Japy, Patrick d'Assumçao
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • power
  • class
  • redemption
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Stream
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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Olivier Demangel, Tristan Séguéla
Written by
Tristan Séguéla, Olivier Demangel
Starring
Laurent Lafitte, Joséphine Japy, Patrick d'Assumçao, Ophélia Kolb, Camille Chamoux, Ivan Murphy, David Talbot, Sarah Suco
Music
Amine Bouhafa
Cinematography
Romain Carcanade, Hichame Alaouié
Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes
Network
Netflix
Country
France
Languages
French

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