Name: The Teacher
Director: Olivier Ayache-Vidal

François Foucault is a teacher at one of the most prestigious schools in France, until he is forced to move to a so-called hotspot school. Until now, François has had a comfortable life as part of the intellectual bourgeoisie of Paris. From the Lycée Henri IV, which has a history going back more than 200 years, he moves to a school in the banlieues whose students are considered to be in dire need of special support. Critics attest THE TEACHER an almost documentary-like realism. Director Olivier Ayache-Vidal immersed himself in the Collège de Seine-Saint-Denis for two years to prepare. "An impressive teacher, THE TEACHER is indeed a worthwhile film, which teaches values, morality, character strengths and what teaching and education must be about." (Notes About Films)

Keywords

Film Festival Oostende
French Comedy
Teachers in the Movies: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
teen

Actors

Denis Podalydès
Léa Drucker
Pauline Huruguen
Marie Rémond
Tabono Tandia
Alexis Moncorgé
Abdoulaye Diallo
Zineb Triki
Emmanuel Barrouyer
Mona Magdy Fahim
Charles Templon
François Petit-Perrin

Director

Olivier Ayache-Vidal

Comedy

1h 46min

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FRENCH

DUTCH

France

2017

François Foucault is a teacher at one of the most prestigious schools in France, until he is forced to move to a so-called hotspot school.

Until now, François has had a comfortable life as part of the intellectual bourgeoisie of Paris. From the Lycée Henri IV, which has a history going back more than 200 years, he moves to a school in the banlieues whose students are considered to be in dire need of special support.

Critics attest THE TEACHER an almost documentary-like realism. Director Olivier Ayache-Vidal immersed himself in the Collège de Seine-Saint-Denis for two years to prepare.

"An impressive teacher, THE TEACHER is indeed a worthwhile film, which teaches values, morality, character strengths and what teaching and education must be about." (Notes About Films)