School's Out () is a 2018 French social drama

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directed by Sébastien Marnier who co-wrote the script with Elise Griffon, based on Christophe Dufossé's 2002 novel of the same name.

Synopsis

Substitute French teacher, Pierre Hoffman finds himself in charge of teaching an experimental class of twelve gifted students at the renowned Saint Joseph College. The class had witnessed their previous French teacher commit suicide by jumping out of the window, and Pierre is treated with hostility and distrust by the class. The class hall monitors, Apolline and Dimitri, are ringleaders of separate subgroups in the class, and Apolline soon pits herself against Hoffman. Hoffman begins following Apolline and her followers after class and witnesses them engaging in disturbing and violent rituals.

Cast

Laurent Lafitte Laurent Lafitte (born 22 August 1973) is a French actor. He is known for playing the role of Patrick in ''Elle''. In March 2016 he was named as the host of the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival The 69th Cannes F ...

as Pierre Hoffman *

Emmanuelle Bercot Emmanuelle Bercot is a French actress, film director, and screenwriter. Career Filmmaking Bercot wrote, directed, and played a lead role in the film '' Clément'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film ...

as Catherine * Luàna Bajrami as Apolline *

Adèle Castillon Adèle Castillon du Perron () is a French singer and actress. She was the singer in the French pop duo Videoclub from 2018 until 2021, and has since gone solo. As an actress, she appeared in the French comedy film ''Sous le même toit'' (2017), ...

as Clara * Victor Bonnel as Dimitri

Production

In 2017 it was announced that Sébastien Marnier, who had previously directed the 2016 thriller '' Faultless (Irréprochable)'', would helm the project and that

and

had joined the cast. Filming began on June 12, 2017, and a 2018 release date was announced.

Reception

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the film has a rating based on reviews from 16 critics. The film's cinematography, score, and acting were praised for heightening suspense, while the direction and story were criticized for falling flat in places. EJ Oakley of The Panoptic gave it 4 out of 5 stars, and praised the performances of Lafitte and Bajrami, while noting that the film did not satisfactorily tie up all of its loose ends and subplots.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 7175992 French thriller films 2018 films 2010s French films 2018 thriller films