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French-Canadian
co-production about the substitute teacher coming from nowhere to take over the
class that was traumatized by the former teacher suicide inside the classroom
has all the ingredients of the European small scale drama, but somehow fails to
fulfill all the potentials of it.
Acting
is mediocre, plot is practically non-existent, but there are some quality
questions opened when it comes to children’s trauma, growing up and
relationships inside the classroom.
”Monsieur
Lazhar” could have been a great school drama, but it isn’t. It’s just decent.
