During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the while, he must keep his personal life tucked away: the fact that he is seeking political refuge in Québec – and that he, like the children, has suffered an appalling loss.
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Mohamed Fellag as Bachir Lazhar
Émilien Néron as Simon
Danielle Proulx as Mme Vaillancourt
Sophie Nélisse as Alice L'Écuyer
Marie-Ève Beauregard as Marie-Frédérique
Denise Lamontagne as Parent
Brigitte Poupart as Claire
Louis Champagne as Concierge
Daniel Gadouas as Me Gilbert Danis
Vincent Millard as Victor
Seddik Benslimane as Abdelmalek
Louis-David Leblanc as Boris
Gabriel Verdier as Jordan
Marianne Soucy-Lord as Shanel
Jules Philip as Gaston
Francine Ruel as Mme Dumas
Sophie Sanscartier as Audrée
Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde as Psychologue
André Robitaille as Commissaire
Marie Charlebois as Procureur
Evelyne de la Chenelière as Mère d'Alice
Stéphane Demers as Père de Marie-Frédérique
Nathalie Costa as Mère de Marie-Frédérique
Judith Baribeau as Professeur d'anglais
Jose Arandi as Professeur de judo
Emmanuelle Girard as Professeur
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