Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir's painful former life; nor that he is at risk of being deported at any moment. Adapted from Evelyne de la Cheneliere's play, Bachir Lazhar depicts the encounter between two distant worlds and the power of self-expression. Using great sensitivity and humor, Philippe Falardeau fol... (Full plot summary below)
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Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir's painful former life; nor that he is at risk of being deported at any moment. Adapted from Evelyne de la Cheneliere's play, Bachir Lazhar depicts the encounter between two distant worlds and the power of self-expression. Using great sensitivity and humor, Philippe Falardeau follows a humble man who is ready to transcend his own loss in order to accompany children beyond the silence and taboo of death.
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| Irish TimesTara BradyFans of Nicolas Philibert's immaculate chronicle of the learning curve, Être et Avoir, are sure to appreciate the warm lessons of this award-winning Canadian film. |
| Movie HabitMarty MapesIt is moving, emotional, honest, and genuine. |
| The AristocratAdam RossBy the time you realise how invested you are in this tale it is too late: Monsieur Lazhar has you. I consider myself a cinematic Chuck Norris, but this film had me blubbering like a baby. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittMonsieur Lazhar does the best job of summing up the appeal of his own movie: "A classroom is a place of friendship, of work and of courtesy ... a place of life." |
| NOW TorontoRadheyan SimonpillaiMonsieur Lazhar is a tender and touching drama that captures the pulse of both primary school politics and Canadian immigration. |
| TV GuideMark DemingPhilippe Falardeau's direction is a model of the notion that less is more, and this film is a treat well worth savoring. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)Monsieur Lazhar does the best job of summing up the appeal of his own movie: "A classroom is a place of friendship, of work and of courtesy ... a place of life." |
| Seattle TimesJohn Hartl"Monsieur Lazhar" is a complex, multilayered tale that reveals new meanings as it introduces each new character. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaA sad, reflective study of the possibilities, and the impossibilities, inherent in the teacher-student relationship. |
| HollywoodChicago.comBrian TallericoRemarkably human, touching, brilliant film that never succumbs to melodrama, finding something truthful in the complex relationship between adults and children forced to grow up too soon. |
