A teacher commits suicide, leaving an elementary school class in shock during a severe Montréal winter. Substitute teacher Bachir Lazhar is a charismatic Algerian immigrant. Throughout, he must conceal his personal life: his political asylum in Québec – and his loss, like the children.
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A teacher commits suicide, leaving an elementary school class in shock during a severe Montréal winter. Substitute teacher Bachir Lazhar is a charismatic Algerian immigrant. Throughout, he must conceal his personal life: his political asylum in Québec – and his loss, like the children.
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