Deux Cancres

Film Ideer

December 2023 •Danish

How Summerhill Works

June 2021 •English

An entertaining video filmed over two years. Kids, teachers, heads, parents, ex-pupils tell the story of this unique experimental school. “Kids don’t have to go to lessons at Summerhill and can wear and do mostly what they want. How does that work??!!

Brigitte macron, un roman français

January 2018 •French

Mochi

July 2020 •Japanese

Over the course of the summer until her graduation, with changes she can't control but also being protected by the mochi which looks over important times, Yuna, a 15-year old student begins to change so that she will not forget.

Klassenleben

May 2006 •German

Le monde est à eux

March 2024 •French

Growing Girls

November 1949 •English

After several farmyard analogies featuring chicks and calves, the well-spoken narrator and director of the film, Winifred Holmes, considers the subject of girls and how they reach adulthood and readiness for the 'important job of motherhood.

A Long Way to School

May 2021 •Korean

Sun Inside

January 2019 •Portuguese

Is the end of the school year, the heat comes, and with it regular power cuts in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. Karol, Junior, Ronaldo and Caio have a harsh summer ahead of them. In a country where living conditions are increasingly precarious, these four young people will faced with the uncertainties of adulthood, invent new ways, perhaps unthinkable, to continue growing and dreaming.

To Be and to Have

August 2002 •French

The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French language. It is about a primary school in the commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France, the population of which is just over 200. The school has one small class of mixed ages (from four to twelve years), with a dedicated teacher, Georges Lopez, who shows patience and respect for the children as we follow their story through a single school year.

School Town King

December 2020 •Thai

It follows two teenage rappers in Bangkok who use their musical talent to navigate their difficult circumstances.

Doués et oubliés : maman, quand est-ce que j'apprends?

October 2016 •French

Children of Utopia

May 2019 •German

Twelve years after they went to school together, six children from Berlin with and without disabilities are interviewed on the topic of inclusion in the German school system.

From Gaol to Rectory

January 1927 •

On a blustery January day bishops arrive for the opening of the new Knutsford Test School.

Portrait of Penge

January 1964 •English

Film about the town of Penge featuring local personalities, housing, shopping, traffic and the Penge formation dancers.

Pour de vrai, pour de faux

June 2015 •French

On the Way to School

November 2008 •Turkish

One year in the life of a Turkish teacher, teaching the Turkish language to Kurdish children in a remote village in Turkey. The children can't speak Turkish, the teacher can't speak Kurdish and is forced to become an exile in his own country. On the Way to School is a film about a Turkish teacher who is alone in a village as an authority of the state, and about his interaction with the Kurdish children who have to learn Turkish. The film witnesses the communication problem emphasizing the loneliness of a teacher in a different community and culture; and the changes brought up by his presence into this different community during one year. The film chronicles one school year, starting from September 2007 until the departure of the teacher for summer holiday in June 2008. During this period, they begin to know and understand each other mutually and slowly.

Archetypal Library Concept for Kids in Clamart

January 1973 •French

Short documentary about an archetypal library concept for kids in Clamart.

The Competition

February 2017 •French

An all-access tour behind the scenes at France’s premiere film school, La Fémis. Showing us how successful candidates get to follow in the footsteps of such luminaries as Louis Malle, François Ozon and Alain Resnais, all of whom attended this prestigious institution. Stumbling over their words, the often-nervous candidates seem vulnerable when confronted with the veterans of the industry, who have the difficult task of discovering true talent among all these eager young people.

Une place pour eux

February 2019 •French