The Teacher
The Teacher

The Teacher

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2017
1h 46m
6.5(216 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

Teacher in the most prestigious highschool in the country, François enjoys the life he’s always known, in the intellectual and bourgeois society of Paris. Trapped in a situation where he’s forced to accept a job in a school of a tough underprivileged suburb, he finds himself confronted to his own limits and to the upheaval of his values and certainties.

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Production Companies

Bac Films
Atelier de Production
France 3 Cinéma

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

39 members
Acting

Denis Podalydès

François Foucault

Denis Podalydès
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Abdoulaye Diallo

Seydou

Abdoulaye Diallo
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Pauline Huruguen

Chloe, François' colleague

Pauline Huruguen
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Alexis Moncorgé

Gaspard, Chloe's companion

Alexis Moncorgé
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Emmanuel Barrouyer

Principal of the college

Emmanuel Barrouyer
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Léa Drucker

Caroline, sister of François

Léa Drucker
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Zineb Triki

Agathe

Zineb Triki
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Marie Rémond

Camille

Marie Rémond
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Charles Templon

Sébastien

Charles Templon
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Tabono Tandia

Maya

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François Petit-Perrin

Rémi

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Jeanne Rosa

Principal Education Advisor

Jeanne Rosa
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Mona Magdy Fahim

Rim

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Cheick Sylla

Marvin

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Laurent Claret

Pierre Foucault, father of François

Laurent Claret
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Nicole Gueden

Mother of François

Nicole Gueden
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Jean-Pierre Lorit

Chief of staff of the minister

Jean-Pierre Lorit
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Anne Jacquemin

Minister

Anne Jacquemin
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Marie-Julie Baup

Hospital doctor

Marie-Julie Baup
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Grégoire Potton

Cabinet advisor

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Anne Bernez

Professor at Henri IV

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François Rabette

Professor at Henri IV

François Rabette
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Ludovic Pinette

Parent of a student at Henri IV

Ludovic Pinette
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Liliane Nataf

Publisher

Liliane Nataf
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Émilie Gavois-Kahn

Cleaning lady

Émilie Gavois-Kahn
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Mansa Danaira

Seydou's aunt

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Sadio Nakaté

Young man from the estate

Sadio Nakaté
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Emeryc Comuce

Young man from the estate

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Arsène Ndombélé

Young man from the estate

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Grégory Duclovel

Young man from the estate

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Camille Petit

College student

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Philippe Suner

Journalist

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Vincent Nemeth

Gaspard's father

Vincent Nemeth
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Fatoumata Dansira

Woman

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Florence Trouche

Bookstore customer

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Laura Genovino

Caroline's daughter

Laura Genovino
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Tom Rivoire

Caroline's son

Tom Rivoire
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July Morel

College student

July Morel
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Fanta Sako

College student

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