| In Movie Theaters: | Friday, April 13, 2012 in 22 theaters |
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| On Blu-ray & DVD: | Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Released; Now Available Buy or Rent Availability |
| Director: | Philippe Falardeau |
| Cast: more cast | — |
| Companies: | Music Box Films |
| Rating: | PG-13 for mature thematic material, a disturbing image and brief language. |
| Language: | French |
Storyline
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.
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Oscar Nominations of 2011:
- Best Foreign Film
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Production Updates (13)
- From Sat., July 28, 2012 to Fri., January 27, 2012
- Amazon Sat., July 28, 2012
- added the US Blu-ray release date of August 28, 2012
- added the US DVD release date of August 28, 2012
- Apple Trailers Thu., February 9, 2012
- added Theatrical Trailer to trailers & videos
- added Music Box Films as a distributor
- set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for mature thematic material, a disturbing image and brief language
- added a wallpaper to the gallery
- added a poster to the gallery
- changed the US film release date from TBA to April 13, 2012
- Oscar.go.com Fri., January 27, 2012
- added Philippe Falardeau to the credits
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