"The Class"

"The Class", (French: Entre les murs) is a 2008 French drama directed by Laurent Cantet, offering a vivid, cinéma vérité portrait of a year in a tough, multiracial Parisian middle school, with real teacher François Bégaudeau playing a fictionalized version of himself. Set entirely within the confines of a secondary school in a working-class district of Paris, the film tracks French teacher François Marin and his diverse class of 25 adolescents over a tumultuous school year. Academy Award nominee and Palme D'or winner.