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L'École de l'impossible

2021 · 59 min

A sober, patient look at struggling teenagers and the teachers who refuse to give up on them.

Directed by: Thierry Michel
Genres: Documentary

Overview: Two years in the life of a Belgian college, in Seraing, which tries to put back on track students with chaotic journeys, confronted with violence and social injustice.

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Directed by: Thierry Michel
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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
survival
healing
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	1
Realism	10
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Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Thierry Michel
Written by: Thierry Michel, Christine Pireaux
Runtime: 59 min
Country: Belgium
Languages: French

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