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

Synopsis

The new vice principal of a middle school in the suburb of Paris, Saint Denis, Samia (Zita Hanrot) 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 (Liam Pierron) 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.

Cast

* Liam Pierron as Yanis Bensaadi * Zita Hanrot as Samia Zibra * Moussa Mansaly as Moussa * Alban Ivanov as Dylan * Soufiane Guerrab as Messaoud * Antoine Reinartz as Thierry Bouchard * Hocine Mokando as Farid Hammoudi

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2019 films 2010s French-language films 2010s Arabic-language films French comedy-drama films French-language Netflix original films 2019 comedy-drama films Films about education Films about educators Films about teacher–student relationships Films set in schools 2019 multilingual films French multilingual films 2010s French films