The Teacher

The Teacher

106 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 13, 2017

Teacher in the most prestigious highschool in the country, François enjoys the life he’s always known, in the intellectual and bourgeois society of Paris. Trapped in a situation where he’s forced to accept a job in a school of a tough underprivileged suburb, he finds himself confronted to his own limits and to the upheaval of his values and certainties.

The Teacher

106 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 13, 2017

The Teacher
Teacher in the most prestigious highschool in the country, François enjoys the life he’s always known, in the intellectual and bourgeois society of Paris. Trapped in a situation where he’s forced to accept a job in a school of a tough underprivileged suburb, he finds himself confronted to his own limits and to the upheaval of his values and certainties.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Bac Films, France 3 Cinéma, Sombrero Films, Atelier de Production
Original title Les Grands Esprits
Directors Olivier Ayache-Vidal, Sylvain Jouannet
Writers Ludovic du Clary, Olivier Ayache-Vidal

Cast

Denis Podalydès

as François Foucault

Abdoulaye Diallo

as Seydou

Pauline Huruguen

as Chloé, collègue de François

Alexis Moncorgé

as Gaspard, compagnon de Chloé

Emmanuel Barrouyer

as Principal du collège

Léa Drucker

as Caroline, sœur de François

Zineb Triki

as Agathe

Marie Rémond

as Camille

Charles Templon

as Sébastien

Tabono Tandia

as Maya

Jeanne Rosa

as Conseiller Principal d'Education

Cheick Sylla

as Marvin

Laurent Claret

as Pierre Foucault, père de François

Nicole Gueden

as Mère de François

Jean-Pierre Lorit

as Chef de cabinet de la ministre

Anne Jacquemin

as Ministre

Marie-Julie Baup

as Docteur de l'hôpital

Grégoire Potton

as Conseiller du cabinet

Anne Bernez

as Professeur à Henri IV

François Rabette

as Professeur à Henri IV

Ludovic Pinette

as Parent d'élève à Henri IV

Liliane Nataf

as Editrice

Émilie Gavois-Kahn

as Femme de ménage

Mansa Danaira

as Tante de Seydou

Sadio Nakaté

as Un jeune de la cité

Emeryc Comuce

as Un jeune de la cité

Arsène Ndombélé

as Un jeune de la cité

Grégory Duclovel

as Un jeune de la cité

Camille Petit

as Un collégien

Philippe Suner

as Journaliste

Vincent Nemeth

as Père de Gaspard

Fatoumata Dansira

as Une femme

Florence Trouche

as Client librairie

Laura Genovino

as Fille de Caroline

Tom Rivoire

as Fils de Caroline

July Morel

as Une collégienne

Fanta Sako

as Une collégienne