School Life (2019)

The daily life of a school located in Saint Denis.

Directors:

Mehdi Idir, Grand Corps Malade

Writers:

Mehdi Idir (screenplay), Grand Corps Malade (screenplay)

Stars:

Zita Hanrot, Liam Pierron, Soufiane Guerrab

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zita Hanrot	...	Samia Zibra
Liam Pierron	...	Yanis Bensaadi
Soufiane Guerrab	...	Messaoud
Moussa Mansaly	...	Moussa
Alban Ivanov	...	Dylan
Antoine Reinartz	...	Thierry Bouchard
Ibrahim 'Facher' Dramé	...	Lamine
Moryfère Camara	...	Issa
Gaspard Gevin-Hié	...	Kevin
Mahamadou Sangaré	...	Fodé
Redouane Bougheraba	...	Redouane
Hocine Mokando	...	Farid
Aboudou Sacko	...	Mamadi
Blandine Lenoir	...	Anne, la principale
Dylan Sanches Tavares	...	Brahim

Storyline

The daily life of a school located in Saint Denis.

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Plot Keywords:

school | teenager | prison | lying | written by director | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The PE teacher, Redouane, is seen wearing different football shirts, pke of them is from mexican team Tigres, where french player, André-Pierre Gignac, plays. He was on national team that lost the UEFA Euro Championship to Portugal in 2016.

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Crazy Credits

The cast and crew members all show up in separate "class pictures" in the end credits. The post-production team is seen holding a sign that reads "On verra en post-prod", which translates to "We'll fix it in post".

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Connections

References Malcolm in the Middle (2000)

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Soundtracks

""Rise""
Written by Randy 'Badazz' Alpert (as Randy Badazz Alpert) and Andy Armer
Produced by Randy 'Badazz' Alpert (as Randy Badazz Alpert)

User Reviews

A sometimes difficult to watch but very powerful look at high school in a poor Parisian suburb

I found this movie gripping from beginning to end. It creates a series of clearly developed and delineated characters who all attend or teach in a high school in one of the poor suburbs of Paris. The teachers, most of them, try to help the kids connect with their schooling in some way, though that isn't always easy. Some of the students are bright and could succeed, but have a lot of extra-curricular hurdles that keep getting in their way. Others just aren't meant for school.

These various threads are woven together by first-rate actors and directing, such that they never leave you looking at your watch. These become real people for you, and you want them - most of them, at any rate - to be able to succeed.

No one here is perfect. (You probably aren't either, if you really take a good look at yourself.) Still, most not just want something more out of life, but are willing to do something to earn it. You want them to succeed.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

France

Language:

French Arabic

Release Date:

28 August 2019 (France)

Also Known As:

School Life

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,178,807

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandarin Films, Kallouche Cinéma, Gaumont

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1