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A Real Job

2023 · 100 min

A warm, wry look at a young teacher's chaotic first year, balancing classroom comedy with the quiet strain of a broken system.

Overview
Benjamin is a PhD student without scholarship support. Under the pressure of his parents, and in need of money, he becomes a substitute teacher in a middle school. Without training nor experience, and facing a declining public educational system, he discovers how tough this job can be. Hopefully, his supportive and committed colleagues will lead him to take a fresh look at the profession.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • education
  • coming-of-age
  • class
  • found family
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Thomas Lilti
Written by
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Starring
Vincent Lacoste, François Cluzet, Louise Bourgoin, Adèle Exarchopoulos, William Lebghil, Lucie Zhang, Bouli Lanners, Léo Chalié
Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Languages
English, French

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