Monsieur Lazhar Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Jul. 28, 2012

Monsieur Lazhar

Release Date: Friday, April 13, 2012 Limited

Philippe Falardeau

PG-13 Comedy N/A French

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Plot

What's the story about?

Bachir Lazhar has emigrated from his native Algeria to Canada, where he is awaiting approval of his asylum application. When he is hired as a substitute teacher at a French-Canadian school, Bachir finds that he is often ill-equipped to deal with his new students and their shock over their previous teacher’s death.

Cited as verbatim plot from oscar.go.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Monsieur Lazhar.

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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Philippe Falardeau last directed Chuck and The Good Lie.

Director: Philippe Falardeau
Screenwriter: Philippe Falardeau

Studio: Music Box Films
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for mature thematic material, a disturbing image and brief language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: French

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Production Details

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Production Updates

Dec 2004

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Monsieur Lazhar was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, April 13, 2012. in around 22 theaters There were 15 other movies released on the same date, including The Cabin in the Woods, The Three Stooges and Lockout. As a limited release, Monsieur Lazhar was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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