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The Class

2009·2h 8m·PG-13
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
37,524 votes
Metascore
92
Metacritic

Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

The Class is a 2009 drama movie directed by Laurent Cantet, starring Agame Malembo-Emene, Angélica Sancio, Arthur Fogel. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 37,524 votes and runs 2h 8m.

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Director
Laurent Cantet
Stars
Agame Malembo-Emene
Angélica Sancio
Arthur Fogel
François Bégaudeau
Details
2009-03-13
128 min
Movie
PG-13
★ France
★ French, Bambara, Spanish
Keywords
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