School Life (2019 film)

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School Life
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French La Vie scolaire
Directed by Grand Corps Malade
Mehdi Idir
Produced byGrand Corps Malade
Mehdi Idir
StarringLiam Pierron
Zita Hanrot
Moussa Monsaly
Music byAngelo Foley
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • 28 August 2019 (2019-08-28)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench
Arabic
Budget$5.10 million [1]
Box office$14.2 million [2]

School Life (French : La Vie scolaire) is a 2019 French teen comedy drama film written and directed by Grand Corps Malade and Mehdi Idir. [3] The film stars Liam Pierron, Zita Hanrot and Moussa Monsaly in the lead roles. [4] The film was released in France on 28 August 2019 and received positive reviews from critics becoming a box office success. [5] [6] The film was streamed via Netflix on 10 April 2020. [7] [8] It also received a number of awards and nominations at international film festivals.

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Plot summary

The new vice principal of a middle school in the suburb of Paris, Saint-Denis, Samia is warned by her fellow teachers that students are unmotivated and do not abide by discipline. She sees things in a completely different manner compared to others. However, when she gets to know the students, especially Yanis who is quite sharp and intelligent but disillusioned by a world that seems to have turned its back on him and his family, she tries her best to help him become more motivated to improve his grades and pursue a future in film. [9]

Cast

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
2019 Seville European Film Festival Cinephiles of the Future AwardWon
2020César AwardsMost Promising Actor (Liam Pierron)Nominated
Globes do Cristal Awards Schwab
Film
Nominated
Best Actress (Zita Hanrot)Nominated

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