Story about Monsieur Lazhar / 拉扎老师 / 再见了，拉札老师 / 我的插班老师 / 拉扎尔先生
At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to repla...
At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.
Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir's painful former life; nor that he is at risk of being deported at any moment. Adapted from Evelyne de la Cheneliere's play, Bachir Lazhar depicts the encounter between two distant worlds and the power of self-expression. Using great senitivity and humor, Philippe Falardeau follows a humble man who is ready to trancend his own loss in order to accompany children beyond the silence and taboo of death.
