
"Francois Begaudeau as Francois, the Teacher, acts out a scene in "The Class" in this undated photograph released to the media on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. Laurent Cantet cast real students and teachers in "The Class," his piercing docudrama about a melting-pot middle school in Paris. The French director was convinced it was the only way to make the movie realistic. Photographer: Pierre Milon/Sony Pictures Classics via Bloomberg News
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