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The Class
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95. Critics average 94, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
Details
- Director
- Laurent Cantet
- Writers
- François Bégaudeau, Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo
- Based on
- a work by François Bégaudeau
- Studio
- Haut et Court, France 2 Cinéma
- Released
- 24 September 2008
- Country
- France
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Box office
- $28.8M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (37) →
Awards & nominations
See all 14 →3 major awards won · 6 wins from 14 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| César Awards 2009 | Best Adaptation | François Bégaudeau, Robin Campillo and Laurent Cantet | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2009 | Best International Film | Laurent Cantet | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2008 | Palme d'Or | Laurent Cantet | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2009 | Best Foreign Language Film | Laurent Cantet | Nominee |
| César Awards 2009 | Best Film | Carole Scotta, Caroline Benjo, Laurent Cantet | Nominee |
| César Awards 2009 | Best Director | Laurent Cantet | Nominee |
| César Awards 2009 | Best Editing | Robin Campillo, Stephanie Leger | Nominee |
| César Awards 2009 | Best Sound | Olivier Mauvezin, Agnes Ravez, Jean-Pierre Laforce | Nominee |
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14 awards — The Class
×| Best Adaptation | François Bégaudeau, Robin Campillo and Laurent Cantet | Winner |
| Best Director | Laurent Cantet | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Robin Campillo, Stephanie Leger | Nominee |
| Best Film | Carole Scotta, Caroline Benjo, Laurent Cantet | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Olivier Mauvezin, Agnes Ravez, Jean-Pierre Laforce | Nominee |
| Palme d'Or | Laurent Cantet | Winner |
| Best International Film | Laurent Cantet | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Laurent Cantet | Nominee |
| Best Film | Laurent Cantet | Winner |
| Public Prize | Laurent Cantet | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Laurent Cantet | Winner |
| Best Director | Laurent Cantet | Nominee |
| Best Film | Simon Arnal, Carole Scotta, Barbara Letellier, Caroline Benjo | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Laurent Cantet | Nominee |