An elementary school class in Montreal is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide in the middle of a cold winter. An Algerian immigrant named Bachir Lazhar steps in as a substitute teacher for a classroom of frightened children. All the time, he has to hide his personal life: that he is looking for political asylum in Québec, and that he, like the children, has lost a lot of things in life.
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An elementary school class in Montreal is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide in the middle of a cold winter. An Algerian immigrant named Bachir Lazhar steps in as a substitute teacher for a classroom of frightened children. All the time, he has to hide his personal life: that he is looking for political asylum in Québec, and that he, like the children, has lost a lot of things in life.
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