Entre les murs

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name = Entre les murs


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director = Laurent Cantet
producer = Caroline Benjo
Carole Scotta
writer = François Bégaudeau (novel and screenplay)
Robin Campillo (writer)
Laurent Cantet (writer)
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starring = François Bégaudeau
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cinematography = Pierre Milon
editing = Robin Campillo
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released = 2008
runtime = 128 min
country = France
language = French
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imdb_id = 1068646

"Entre les murs" (English: "The Class"; lit. "Between the walls") is a 2008 film directed by Laurent Cantet, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau. The film received the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival [ [http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKN2252964520080525?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews French film wins top Cannes prize] ] , making it the first French film in 21 years to do so. The last one was "Sous le soleil de Satan" by Maurice Pialat.

The novel is a semi-autobiographical account of Bégaudeau's experiences as a literature teacher in an inner city middle school in Paris. The film stars François Bégaudeau in the role of the teacher.

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