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Monsieur Lazhar
MEANRANK
80/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98. Critics average 90, everyone else 77.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →At a Montreal elementary school, a teacher dies tragically, leaving the students and staff in a state of shock. Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, is hastily hired as her replacement. While the school attempts to return to normalcy, Monsieur Lazhar brings a unique and gentle perspective to the classroom. He quietly helps the children, particularly two deeply affected students, grapple with their grief and guilt. Meanwhile, he is dealing with his own painful past and seeks asylum, creating a parallel narrative of loss and the search for a new beginning.
Details
- Director
- Philippe Falardeau
- Writer
- Philippe Falardeau
- Studio
- micro_scope, CBC, Téléfilm Canada
- Released
- 10 September 2011
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Box office
- $6.6M
- Awards
- 20 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (26) →
Awards & nominations
See all 30 →20 wins from 30 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Foreign Language Film | Philippe Falardeau | Nominee |
| Lumière Awards 2013 | Best French-Language Film | Philippe Falardeau | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 2013 | Best Young Actress in an International Feature Film | Sophie Nélisse | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 2013 | Best Young Actor in an International Feature Film | Émilien Néron | Nominee |
| Genie Awards 2012 | Best Director | Philippe Falardeau | Winner |
| Genie Awards 2012 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Philippe Falardeau | Winner |
| Genie Awards 2012 | Best Actor | Mohamed Fellag | Winner |
| Genie Awards 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Sophie Nélisse | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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30 awards — Monsieur Lazhar
×| Best Foreign Language Film | Philippe Falardeau | Nominee |
| Best Director | Philippe Falardeau | Winner |
| Best Film | Luc Déry and Kim McCraw | Winner |
| Best Original Music | Martin Léon | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Philippe Falardeau | Winner |
| Best Sound | Pierre Bertrand, Mathieu Beaudin, Sylvain Bellemare and Bernard Gariépy Strobl | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Émilien Néron | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sophie Nélisse | Winner |
| Best Actor | Mohamed Fellag | Nominee |
| Most Successful Film Outside Quebec | Philippe Falardeau | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Mohamed Fellag | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Philippe Falardeau | Winner |
| Best Director | Philippe Falardeau | Winner |
| Best Editing | Stéphane Lafleur | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | Luc Déry and Kim McCraw | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sophie Nélisse | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Ronald Plante | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Martin Léon | Nominee |
| Best Overall Sound | Pierre Bertrand, Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher and Bernard Gariépy Strobl | Nominee |
| Audience Award | Philippe Falardeau | Winner |
| Special Jury Prize | Philippe Falardeau | Winner |
| UBS Audience Award | Philippe Falardeau | Winner |
| Variety Piazza Grande Award | Philippe Falardeau | Winner |
| Best Canadian Film | Philippe Falardeau | Winner |
| Best Canadian Film | Philippe Falardeau | Winner |
| Audience Award | Philippe Falardeau | Winner |
| Best Young Actor in an International Feature Film | Émilien Néron | Nominee |
| Best Young Actress in an International Feature Film | Sophie Nélisse | Nominee |
| Best French-Language Film | Philippe Falardeau | Nominee |
| Best Film | Monsieur Lazhar | Nominee |