Monsieur Lazhar
Only the most obstreperous pupil could fail to be charmed by Monsieur Lazhar. An Algerian refugee is a ramshackle Mary Poppins to the Montreal primary school children. This soulful film plays out to the scrape of desks and the echo of voices with a glorious performance from Mohamed Fellag as the substitute teacher who is not quite what he claims. Lazhar gatecrashes the school in the wake of a tragedy. He flounders, he flourishes and is eventually found out. There is just time to deliver one final, moving life lesson before the bell sounds, and the past rolls in to claim him.
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