---
title: 'Monsieur Lazhar (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Philippe Falardeau'
released: '2011-08-08'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/monsieur-lazhar-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2011971/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Monsieur Lazhar (2011)

2011 · 94 min · Drama, Comedy · Canada


## Synopsis

Monsieur Lazhar is a 2011 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau and starring Mohamed Saïd Fellag, Sophie Nélisse and Danielle Proulx. Based on Bashir Lazhar, a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chenelière, it tells the story of an Algerian refugee in Montreal who steps in to teach at an elementary school after the former full-time teacher dies by suicide.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Evelyne de la Chenelière](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyne-de-la-cheneliere), [Philippe Falardeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-falardeau)
- **Director:** [Philippe Falardeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-falardeau)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Martin Léon](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-leon)
- **Producer:** [Luc Déry](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-dery), [Kim McCraw](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-mccraw)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ronald Plante](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-plante)
- **Editor:** [Stéphane Lafleur](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-lafleur)

## Cast

- [Marie Charlebois](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-charlebois)
- [Hélène Grégoire](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-gregoire)
- [Brigitte Poupart](https://cinepixo.com/people/brigitte-poupart)
- [Stéphane Demers](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-demers)
- [Émilien Néron](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilien-neron)
- [Sophie Nélisse](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophie-nelisse)
- [Daniel Gadouas](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-gadouas)
- [Louis Champagne](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-champagne)
- [Danielle Proulx](https://cinepixo.com/people/danielle-proulx)
- [Bachir Bensaddek](https://cinepixo.com/people/bachir-bensaddek)
- [Francine Ruel](https://cinepixo.com/people/francine-ruel)
- [André Robitaille](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-robitaille)
- [Evelyne de la Chenelière](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyne-de-la-cheneliere)
- [Mohamed Fellag](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohamed-fellag)

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