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The Teacher

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2017 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
The mood
Funny with heart.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 46 min.
What might put you off
It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Teacher in the most prestigious highschool in the country, François enjoys the life he’s always known, in the intellectual and bourgeois society of Paris. Trapped in a situation where he’s forced to accept a job in a school of a tough underprivileged suburb, he finds himself confronted to his own limits and to the upheaval of his values and certainties.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.5 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Olivier Ayache-Vidal

  • Denis PodalydèsFrançois Foucault
  • Abdoulaye DialloSeydou
  • Pauline HuruguenChloe, François' colleague
  • Alexis MoncorgéGaspard, Chloe's companion
  • Emmanuel BarrouyerPrincipal of the college
  • Léa DruckerCaroline, sister of François
  • Zineb TrikiAgathe
  • Marie RémondCamille
  • Charles TemplonSébastien
  • Tabono TandiaMaya