Francois works in one of France's toughest schools. As a new term begins he struggles with his new intake of students. They question and challenge his methods to the point where their behaviour threatens to cause chaos in the classroom.

Film Trivia

• A lot of improvisation took place in the classroom scenes. To make sure everything was captured on film, one camera focused on the teacher, one on the student being addressed and the third one focused on the reactions of the class.
• This was the first French film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival since 1987. According to jury president Sean Penn, the choice was unanimous.
• The French title of this film, Entre les murs, translated into English means Between The Walls.
• This film was France's official submission to the Best Foreign Language film category at the 2008 Academy Awards.
• The students in this film were real schoolchildren who auditioned to be a part of the classroom. They all kept their real names in the film and often their real personalities.

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