School's Out (2018)

A substitute teacher is put in charge of a class of future geniuses after their teacher commits suicide.

Director:

Sébastien Marnier

Writers:

Christophe Dufossé (novel) (as Christophe Dufosse), Elise Griffon (collaboration)

Stars:

Laurent Lafitte, Emmanuelle Bercot, Luàna Bajrami

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laurent Lafitte	...	Pierre
Emmanuelle Bercot	...	Catherine
Luàna Bajrami	...	Apolline
Victor Bonnel	...	Dimitri
Pascal Greggory	...	Poncin
Véronique Ruggia	...	Françoise (as Véronique Ruggia Saura)
Gringe	...	Steve
Grégory Montel	...	Michel
Thomas Scimeca	...	Victor
Thomas Guy	...	Brice
Adèle Castillon	...	Clara
Matteo Perez	...	Sylvain
Leopold Buchsbaum	...	David
Thelma Doval	...	Johanna
Capucine Valmary	...	Lucie

Storyline

A replacement teacher arrives in a class of elite students after their professor jumps out of the window. He soon notices the strangely violent behavior of this united group of six. Unusually smart and precocious, the teens spread hostility and fear across the school. Soon, the teacher discovers their dark vision of a doomed future and their contempt towards the powerless adults who can no longer protect them.

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Plot Keywords:

school | no title at beginning | no opening credits | title at the end | middle school | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Goofs

The song that is heard when the kids perform in the graduation ceremony has not been recorded on set and it shows.

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Connections

References Titanic (1997)

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Soundtracks

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User Reviews

Fair suspense

Young Man takes a class of gifted teenagers in an elite school after their former teacher tries suicide. He soon finds out that a group of them is engaged in strange and dangerous activities, and starts to investigate.

Good level of suspense is kept throughout the movie until its conclusion, with good direction and acting. The kid's motivations and goals become very clear at the end, so this is NOT an open ending movie (I figured it out before the third act). The script is not without it's plot holes, though, the main one being the teacher never even trying to contact the kids' parents.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

9 January 2019 (France)

Also Known As:

School's Out

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$487,374

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avenue B Productions, Canal+, OCS

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1