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Skirt Day

Skirt Day

20087.11h 28m

Overview

A teacher, driven to exasperation from insults and insubordination, takes her class hostage.

Directed by Jean-Paul Lilienfeld
Written by Jean-Paul Lilienfeld
Produced by Ariel Askénazi, Bénédicte Lesage
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Top Cast

Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Sonia Bergerac

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

Chief Brigadier Labouret, negotiator

Jackie Berroyer

Jackie Berroyer

Principal

Yann Collette

Yann Collette

Bechet, Labouret’s interventionist superior

Nathalie Besançon

Nathalie Besançon

Minister of the Interior

Marc Citti

Marc Citti

Frédéric Bergerac, Sonia's husband

Yann Ebongé

Yann Ebongé

Student Mouss M'Diop

Kévin Azaïs

Kévin Azaïs

Student Sébastien Lenoir

Sonia Amori

Sonia Amori

Student Nawel Jabli

Khalid Berkouz

Khalid Berkouz

Student Mehmet

Themes & Keywords

adolescencehostageghettoteachers and students

About Skirt Day

Skirt Day is a drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of adolescence, hostage, ghetto, teachers and students. Directed by Jean-Paul Lilienfeld, it stars Isabelle Adjani, Denis Podalydès, Jackie Berroyer. A teacher, driven to exasperation from insults and insubordination, takes her class hostage.

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