The Teacher
Genres
Overview
Teacher in the most prestigious highschool in the country, François enjoys the life he’s always known, in the intellectual and bourgeois society of Paris. Trapped in a situation where he’s forced to accept a job in a school of a tough underprivileged suburb, he finds himself confronted to his own limits and to the upheaval of his values and certainties.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
106 min
Release Date
2017-09-13
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
209
Vote Average
6.545
Denis Podalydès
François Foucault
Abdoulaye Diallo
Seydou
Pauline Huruguen
Chloe, François' colleague
Alexis Moncorgé
Gaspard, Chloe's companion
Emmanuel Barrouyer
Principal of the college
Léa Drucker
Caroline, sister of François
Zineb Triki
Agathe
Marie Rémond
Camille
Charles Templon
Sébastien
Tabono Tandia
Maya
François Petit-Perrin
Rémi
Jeanne Rosa
Principal Education Advisor
Mona Magdy Fahim
Rim
Cheick Sylla
Marvin
Laurent Claret
Pierre Foucault, father of François
Nicole Gueden
Mother of François
Jean-Pierre Lorit
Chief of staff of the minister
Anne Jacquemin
Minister
Marie-Julie Baup
Hospital doctor
Grégoire Potton
Cabinet advisor
Anne Bernez
Professor at Henri IV
François Rabette
Professor at Henri IV
Ludovic Pinette
Parent of a student at Henri IV
Liliane Nataf
Publisher
Émilie Gavois-Kahn
Cleaning lady
Mansa Danaira
Seydou's aunt
Sadio Nakaté
Young man from the estate
Emeryc Comuce
Young man from the estate
Arsène Ndombélé
Young man from the estate
Grégory Duclovel
Young man from the estate
Camille Petit
College student
Philippe Suner
Journalist
Vincent Nemeth
Gaspard's father
Fatoumata Dansira
Woman
Florence Trouche
Bookstore customer
Laura Genovino
Caroline's daughter
Tom Rivoire
Caroline's son
July Morel
College student
Fanta Sako
College student
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