The Class
2008-09-24Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

François Marin, head teacher
François Bégaudeau

Arthur, student
Arthur Fogel

Damien, student
Damien Gomes

Esmeralda, student
Esmeralda Ouertani

Khoumba, student
Rachel Regulier

Louise, student
Louise Grinberg

Rabah, student
Rabah Nait Oufella

Souleyman, student
Franck Keïta
Agame, student
Agame Malembo-Emene
Angélica, student
Angélica Sancio
Boubacar, student
Boubacar Toure
Burak, student
Burak Özyilmaz
Carl, student
Carl Nanor
Cherif, student
Cherif Bounaïdja Rachedi
Dalla, student
Dalla Doucoure
Eva, student
Eva Paradiso
Henriette, student
Henriette Kasaruhanda
Juliette, student
Juliette Demaille
Justine, student
Justine Wu
Laura, student
Laura Baquela
Lucie, student
Lucie Landrevie
Nassim, student
Nassim Amrabt
Qifei, student
Qifei Huang
Samantha, student
Samantha Soupirot
Wei, student
Wei Huang
Cécile, teacher
Cécile Lagarde

Sophie, teacher
Anne Langlois
School principal
Jean-Michel Simonet

Bursar
Olivier Pasquier
Souleymane's brother
Cheick Baba Doumbia

Parents' delegate
Céline Spang

Gilles Gourmelen

Gaelle Bantegnie

Valérie Benguigui
Jean-François Chauvet

Farida Ouchani

Mario Fanfani