Monsieur Lazhar

Summary: At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.

Release Date: March 07, 2012

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Philippe Falardeau

Writers: Philippe Falardeau

, Evelyne de la Chenelière

Runtime: 1 h 35 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Téléfilm Canada, micro_scope

Distributor: Music Box Films

Country: Canada

Language: French

Domestic: $ 2,009,517

International: $ 7,065,194

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6% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White94.12%Arab5.88%

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