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School Life

School Life

20196.91h 51m

Overview

In one of the poorest areas of Paris, a school counselor devotes herself to working with disadvantaged students, while facing challenges of her own.

Directed by Grand Corps Malade
Written by Grand Corps Malade, Mehdi Idir
Produced by Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer, Jean-Rachid Kallouche
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Top Cast

Zita Hanrot

Zita Hanrot

Samia Zibra

Liam Pierron

Liam Pierron

Yanis Bensaadi

Soufiane Guerrab

Soufiane Guerrab

Messaoud Boufarra, the math teacher

Moussa Mansaly

Moussa Mansaly

Moussa

Alban Ivanov

Alban Ivanov

Dylan

Antoine Reinartz

Antoine Reinartz

Thierry Bouchard, the history-geography teacher

Redouane Bougheraba

Redouane Bougheraba

Redouane, the sports teacher

Bakary Diombera

Bakary Diombera

Seïkou

Adèle Galloy

Adèle Galloy

The teacher too beautiful

Gaspard Gevin-Hié

Gaspard Gevin-Hié

Kevin

Themes & Keywords

high schooladolescenceschoolsuburbteacher student relationshipparis suburb

About School Life

School Life is a drama, comedy, family film released in 2019 exploring themes of high school, adolescence, school, suburb, teacher student relationship, paris suburb. Directed by Grand Corps Malade, it stars Zita Hanrot, Liam Pierron, Soufiane Guerrab. In one of the poorest areas of Paris, a school counselor devotes herself to working with disadvantaged students, while facing challenges of her own.

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