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School Life

2019 · 111 min

A grounded, hopeful look at tough school days, mixing warmth and frustration as a dedicated teacher tries to reach disillusioned kids.

Directed by
Grand Corps Malade, Mehdi Idir
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Family
Starring
Zita Hanrot, Liam Pierron, Soufiane Guerrab
Overview
In one of the poorest areas of Paris, a school counselor devotes herself to working with disadvantaged students, while facing challenges of her own.

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Directed by
Grand Corps Malade, Mehdi Idir
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Family
Starring
Zita Hanrot, Liam Pierron, Soufiane Guerrab
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • class
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, family
Directed by
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Written by
Mehdi Idir, Grand Corps Malade
Starring
Zita Hanrot, Liam Pierron, Soufiane Guerrab, Moussa Mansaly, Alban Ivanov, Antoine Reinartz, Redouane Bougheraba, Bakary Diombera
Music
Angelo Foley
Cinematography
Antoine Monod
Runtime
111 min
Country
France
Languages
Arabic, French

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