
During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the while, he must keep his personal life tucked away: the fact that he is seeking political refuge in Québec – and that he, like the children, has suffered an appalling loss.

as Bachir Lazhar

as Simon

as Mme Vaillancourt

as Alice L'Écuyer

as Marie-Frédérique

as Parent

as Claire

as Concierge

as Me Gilbert Danis

as Victor

as Abdelmalek

as Boris

as Jordan

as Shanel

as Gaston

as Mme Dumas

as Audrée

as Psychologue

as Commissaire

as Procureur

as Mère d'Alice

as Père de Marie-Frédérique

as Mère de Marie-Frédérique

as Professeur d'anglais

as Professeur de judo

as Professeur