Monsieur Lazhar is a 2011 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau and starring Mohamed Saïd Fellag, Sophie Nélisse and Danielle Proulx. Based on Bashir Lazhar, a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chenelière, it tells the story of an Algerian refugee in Montreal who steps in to teach at an elementary school after the former full-time teacher dies by suicide.
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Directed by Philippe Falardeau
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Movie Info
Official Site
Box Office
$9,074,711
Themes
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Academy Award, African Violet, Algerian, Art/Music, Bachir Lazhar, Backpack, Blackboard, Canadian, Child Psychologist, Class Photograph, Coming Of Age/Teen, Death Of Teacher, Elementary School, Healing Process, Hugging, Literary, Montreal, Precocious Child
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Narrative Location: Montreal
Subject: suicide
Subject: suicide
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Alternate Titles
Canım Öğretmenim
TR
Den gode læreren
NO
Domnul Lazhar
RO
Gospodin Lazhar
HR
Lazhar tanár úr
HU
Monsieur Lazhar
CA, FR, DE, IT, MX, GB, US
O Que Traz Boas Novas
BR
O Εξαιρετικός Κύριος Λαζάρ
GR
Pan Lazhar
PL
Profesor Lazhar
AR, ES
Professor Lazhar
PT
Ucitelj
SI
Učitelj Lazar
RS
Господин Лазар
BG, RU
ぼくたちのムッシュ・ラザール
JP
再見了，拉札老師
TW
再见了，拉札老师
CN
拉扎老师
CN