Plot Summary
Teacher in the most prestigious highschool in the country, François enjoys the life he’s always known, in the intellectual and bourgeois society of Paris. Trapped in a situation where he’s forced to accept a job in a school of a tough underprivileged suburb, he finds himself confronted to his own limits and to the upheaval of his values and certainties.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Les Grands Esprits
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- fr
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Cast
Denis Podalydès
François Foucault
Abdoulaye Diallo
Seydou
Pauline Huruguen
Chloe, François' colleague
Alexis Moncorgé
Gaspard, Chloe's companion
Emmanuel Barrouyer
Principal of the college
Léa Drucker
Caroline, sister of François
Zineb Triki
Agathe
Marie Rémond
Camille
Charles Templon
Sébastien
Tabono Tandia
Maya
François Petit-Perrin
Rémi
Jeanne Rosa
Principal Education Advisor
Mona Magdy Fahim
Rim
Cheick Sylla
Marvin
Laurent Claret
Pierre Foucault, father of François
Nicole Gueden
Mother of François
Jean-Pierre Lorit
Chief of staff of the minister
Anne Jacquemin
Minister
Marie-Julie Baup
Hospital doctor
Grégoire Potton
Cabinet advisor
Production Companies
Bac FilmsSombrero Films
Atelier de Production
France 3 Cinéma
