Monsieur Lazhar

At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.

Monsieur Lazhar is a 2012 drama comedy movie directed by Philippe Falardeau, starring Danielle Proulx, Sophie Nélisse, Mohamed Fellag. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 21,894 votes and runs 1h 35m.