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Revision as of 23:30, 28 December 2023
School Life | |
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French | La Vie scolaire |
Directed by | Grand Corps Malade Mehdi Idir |
Produced by | Grand Corps Malade Mehdi Idir |
Starring | Liam Pierron Zita Hanrot Moussa Monsaly |
Music by | Angelo Foley |
Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | France |
Languages | French Arabic |
Box office | US$14.1 million[citation needed] |
School Life (French: La Vie scolaire) is a 2019 French critically acclaimed award-winning teen comedy drama film written and directed by Grand Corps Malade and Mehdi Idir.[1] The film stars Liam Pierron, Zita Hanrot and Moussa Monsaly in the lead roles.[2] The film was released in France on 28 August 2019 and received positive reviews from critics becoming a box office success.[3][4] The film was streamed via Netflix on 10 April 2020.[5][6] It also received a number of awards and nominations at international film festivals.
Plot summary
The new vice principal of a middle school in the suburb of Paris, Saint Denis, Samia is warned by her fellow teachers that students are unmotivated and do not abide by discipline. She sees things in a completely different manner compared to others. However, when she gets to know the students, especially Yanis who is quite sharp and intelligent but disillusioned by a world that seems to have turned its back on him and his family, she tries her best to help him become more motivated to improve his grades and pursue a future in film.[7]
Cast
- Liam Pierron as Yanis Bensaadi
- Zita Hanrot as Samia Zibra
- Moussa Mansaly as Moussa
- Alban Ivanov as Dylan
- Soufiane Guerrab as Messaoud
- Antoine Reinartz as Thierry Bouchard
- Hocine Mokando as Farid Hammoudi
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2019 | Seville European Film Festival | Cinephiles of the Future Award | Won |
2020 | César Awards | Most Promising Actor (Liam Pierron) | Nominated |
Globes do Cristal Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |
Best Actress (Zita Hanrot) | Nominated |
References
- ^ "La Vie scolaire - Film (2019) - SensCritique". www.senscritique.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-18.[permanent dead link]
- ^ AlloCine, La Vie scolaire, retrieved 2020-05-18
- ^ "School Life review - a powerfully authentic story of at-risk youth". Ready Steady Cut. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ Travers, Peter (2020-04-09). "'School Life' Review: Welcome to a Parisian 'Dangerous Minds'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'School Life' on Netflix, a French Drama in Which Overworked Teachers Wrangly Rowdy Students". Decider. 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ "School Life | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ "'School Life' review: gritty French drama with a heartfelt twist". NME. 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
External links
- 2019 films
- 2010s French-language films
- 2010s Arabic-language films
- French comedy-drama films
- French-language films
- Netflix original programming
- 2019 comedy-drama films
- Films about education
- Films about educators
- Films about teacher–student relationships
- Films set in schools
- 2019 multilingual films
- French multilingual films
- 2010s French films