1 00:00:55,210 --> 00:00:56,170 Hi. 2 00:00:56,628 --> 00:00:58,164 Hi. 3 00:00:58,793 --> 00:01:00,308 Where were you? 4 00:01:00,326 --> 00:01:02,567 I'm here, aren't I? 5 00:01:10,850 --> 00:01:12,977 Isn't it your turn for the milk? 6 00:01:13,227 --> 00:01:14,396 Right! 7 00:01:26,490 --> 00:01:27,575 Where you going? 8 00:01:27,783 --> 00:01:29,118 The milk. 9 00:03:34,117 --> 00:03:38,497 Keep your jackets on! We're going back outside. 10 00:03:38,831 --> 00:03:41,750 No questions, back to the yard. 11 00:03:41,917 --> 00:03:44,670 Turn around. Grab your things. No pushing. 12 00:03:44,878 --> 00:03:45,754 No questions. 13 00:03:45,962 --> 00:03:49,382 Don't ask why. Just turn around and go back. 14 00:03:49,591 --> 00:03:51,675 Come on, kids! Alice, you too. 15 00:03:51,885 --> 00:03:54,555 Hurry, please. Stay in line. 16 00:04:13,115 --> 00:04:15,783 Alice, get back here! 17 00:05:19,139 --> 00:05:22,766 I know that last week was very hard. 18 00:05:24,351 --> 00:05:26,519 We have to support each other. 19 00:05:26,894 --> 00:05:28,939 We'll get through this together, 20 00:05:29,189 --> 00:05:31,608 with the help of the teachers, parents, 21 00:05:32,192 --> 00:05:35,612 and our psychologist, Julie Latendresse. 22 00:05:35,821 --> 00:05:37,615 Julie is going to help us 23 00:05:38,992 --> 00:05:42,202 talk about what happened last Thursday. 24 00:05:42,995 --> 00:05:46,374 There's only one psychologist for the whole class? 25 00:05:51,170 --> 00:05:52,838 Today we'll evaluate things 26 00:05:53,048 --> 00:05:55,966 and if necessary we'll make adjustments. 27 00:05:56,300 --> 00:05:59,803 It's very important that if one of you is ever 28 00:06:00,012 --> 00:06:03,307 feeling sad, you tell us. 29 00:06:03,473 --> 00:06:04,975 Not just today, 30 00:06:05,769 --> 00:06:08,562 but in the days and weeks ahead too. 31 00:06:09,855 --> 00:06:12,315 I hope you sleep better than last week. 32 00:06:12,524 --> 00:06:14,108 Even when I'm away. 33 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:15,987 I can't always be here. 34 00:06:16,196 --> 00:06:19,865 I'll be home tomorrow, but Saturday I'm away. 35 00:06:20,074 --> 00:06:22,492 Sweetie, I told you, right? 36 00:06:24,995 --> 00:06:27,122 They can do art this afternoon. 37 00:06:27,331 --> 00:06:30,667 Find a project. Then give them something to read. 38 00:06:30,918 --> 00:06:32,920 So they see that school's going on. 39 00:06:33,127 --> 00:06:35,215 When's the replacement coming? 40 00:06:35,798 --> 00:06:38,800 I'm going through my lists. No one's available. 41 00:06:39,009 --> 00:06:41,011 No one wants to work here now. 42 00:06:41,220 --> 00:06:43,096 What if a child breaks down? 43 00:06:43,305 --> 00:06:45,350 Audrey, you have to be strong. 44 00:06:45,557 --> 00:06:47,643 Breathe through your nose today. 45 00:06:47,850 --> 00:06:50,228 Gaston, you can put away your whistle. 46 00:07:17,839 --> 00:07:19,048 - Shit! - Mrs Vaillancourt? 47 00:07:19,716 --> 00:07:21,759 - Are you a reporter? - No. 48 00:07:22,636 --> 00:07:24,846 Bachir Lazhar. Hello, Mrs Vaillancourt. 49 00:07:25,055 --> 00:07:26,055 I let myself in. 50 00:07:26,264 --> 00:07:27,598 You're the father of...? 51 00:07:27,932 --> 00:07:29,435 I'm not anyone's father. 52 00:07:31,144 --> 00:07:32,687 - Yes? - I'm here... 53 00:07:33,230 --> 00:07:34,189 for the position. 54 00:07:35,649 --> 00:07:36,733 Was I expecting you? 55 00:07:36,899 --> 00:07:38,985 No, it's on my own initiative. 56 00:07:39,235 --> 00:07:40,946 I saw the news in the paper. 57 00:07:41,154 --> 00:07:43,781 It's not to take advantage of the situation. 58 00:07:43,990 --> 00:07:47,952 The situation is complicated and the students are my priority. 59 00:07:48,161 --> 00:07:50,288 It's terrible what they've been through. 60 00:07:51,665 --> 00:07:53,584 Well, I'm a school teacher. 61 00:07:53,792 --> 00:07:56,795 I taught for 19 years in a grade school in Algiers. 62 00:07:57,004 --> 00:07:59,880 I'm a permanent resident of Canada now. 63 00:08:00,923 --> 00:08:03,427 Sorry, that's not how it works, Mr Bachir. 64 00:08:03,634 --> 00:08:04,906 Mr Lazhar. 65 00:08:04,927 --> 00:08:06,637 Right. Sorry, Mr Lazhar. 66 00:08:06,971 --> 00:08:08,639 Have you named a replacement? 67 00:08:08,848 --> 00:08:11,435 No, but there are procedures to follow. 68 00:08:11,643 --> 00:08:13,187 Of course. 69 00:08:13,519 --> 00:08:16,564 The bureaucracy, the curriculum, the Ministry... 70 00:08:16,814 --> 00:08:17,939 I know, I know.. 71 00:08:18,399 --> 00:08:21,778 I'm available now. They need a teacher, right? 72 00:08:26,699 --> 00:08:28,994 Here's my number and my CV. 73 00:08:30,204 --> 00:08:33,248 I love children. As you do too, I'm sure. 74 00:08:34,133 --> 00:08:35,206 So, 75 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,669 part-time, full-time, overtime... It's up to you. 76 00:08:52,099 --> 00:08:53,643 My parents are freaking. 77 00:08:54,601 --> 00:08:55,727 Not you? 78 00:08:57,688 --> 00:09:00,149 I hear Gaston's replacing her. 79 00:09:01,107 --> 00:09:02,248 No! 80 00:09:03,985 --> 00:09:05,238 You're not serious! 81 00:09:07,783 --> 00:09:09,741 I bet he can't even write. 82 00:09:11,910 --> 00:09:14,371 Shit, Why'd Martine have to do it? 83 00:09:27,259 --> 00:09:28,927 I saw her too. 84 00:10:13,346 --> 00:10:15,265 What origin is that? 85 00:10:15,474 --> 00:10:18,644 I knew she was going to ask that! I knew it! 86 00:10:18,852 --> 00:10:21,479 Bachir means "bearer of good news. " 87 00:10:21,687 --> 00:10:23,148 And what's the good news? 88 00:10:23,356 --> 00:10:26,110 No homework with Bachir Bazaar! 89 00:10:26,318 --> 00:10:29,111 And Lazhar means lucky. 90 00:10:29,321 --> 00:10:33,158 And the good news is, I'm lucky to be here with you. 91 00:10:34,493 --> 00:10:37,203 As for my origins, I'm from Algeria, 92 00:10:37,413 --> 00:10:41,290 where I taught for 19 years at the Mouloud Feraoun College. 93 00:10:42,082 --> 00:10:43,126 Well then... 94 00:10:43,501 --> 00:10:44,711 Tell me, 95 00:10:45,629 --> 00:10:46,754 how old are you? 96 00:10:47,379 --> 00:10:48,965 -11. -12. 97 00:10:49,173 --> 00:10:52,260 Vic's 13, but he's a mental retard. 98 00:10:53,261 --> 00:10:54,679 That's not funny. 99 00:10:55,472 --> 00:10:57,765 Alright, I'll take attendance. 100 00:11:00,268 --> 00:11:01,645 From the left... 101 00:11:02,562 --> 00:11:03,522 Shanel Soucy. 102 00:11:03,730 --> 00:11:05,273 Shanel. 103 00:11:05,899 --> 00:11:06,941 Soucy with an I? 104 00:11:07,274 --> 00:11:08,360 Y. 105 00:11:09,152 --> 00:11:10,445 Y. 106 00:11:11,154 --> 00:11:12,572 Jordan Vadeboncoeur. 107 00:11:12,782 --> 00:11:16,241 Va-de-bon-coeur. Is that right? 108 00:11:16,451 --> 00:11:18,957 - Yes. - "Vadeboncoeur. " Lovely. 109 00:11:19,745 --> 00:11:21,749 Victor Garrido-Lariviere. 110 00:11:22,124 --> 00:11:23,249 Garrido... 111 00:11:23,457 --> 00:11:25,043 My dad's from Chile. 112 00:11:25,250 --> 00:11:27,879 Yes, but with one or two Rs? 113 00:11:28,212 --> 00:11:31,008 Two, and one in Lariviere, but no accent. 114 00:11:33,092 --> 00:11:34,844 Abdelmalek Merbah. 115 00:11:35,345 --> 00:11:37,554 Abdelmalek Merbah. 116 00:11:37,971 --> 00:11:40,017 Marie-Frédérique Caron-McCarthy. 117 00:11:40,475 --> 00:11:41,684 Caron-McCarthy. 118 00:11:41,893 --> 00:11:45,813 What would your children's name be if you married, say, 119 00:11:46,272 --> 00:11:47,524 Garrido-Lariviere? 120 00:11:47,731 --> 00:11:49,859 I'd never have a baby with Vic! 121 00:11:53,278 --> 00:11:56,615 If they have a girl, she should take the mom's name. 122 00:11:56,825 --> 00:11:57,783 And if they have a second... 123 00:11:57,990 --> 00:12:00,787 A second? There won't be a first! 124 00:12:02,163 --> 00:12:04,039 Please. Children, please! 125 00:12:06,125 --> 00:12:06,875 What's that? 126 00:12:07,668 --> 00:12:09,629 I'm taking your picture. 127 00:12:10,337 --> 00:12:12,798 You have to ask permission first. 128 00:12:13,716 --> 00:12:15,134 Take it easy, mister! 129 00:12:15,342 --> 00:12:17,302 Please show more respect. 130 00:12:18,554 --> 00:12:21,975 The desks arranged in a semi-circle... 131 00:12:22,182 --> 00:12:23,475 Is that intentional? 132 00:12:25,644 --> 00:12:28,898 Martine did that to encourage group spirit. 133 00:12:32,860 --> 00:12:36,321 Let's place your desks in straight rows. 134 00:12:36,865 --> 00:12:38,783 Yes, yes. 135 00:12:38,991 --> 00:12:41,577 Come now. 136 00:12:43,412 --> 00:12:46,289 Quietly, quietly! Keep it down, please! 137 00:12:46,707 --> 00:12:48,668 Don't disturb the other classes. 138 00:12:49,001 --> 00:12:50,754 That's enough! 139 00:12:51,628 --> 00:12:53,422 Alright now. 140 00:13:00,386 --> 00:13:01,971 Stand up. 141 00:13:05,433 --> 00:13:06,644 What is it? 142 00:13:08,605 --> 00:13:10,773 That's where Martine hung herself. 143 00:13:30,793 --> 00:13:33,419 Mrs Vaillancourt, sorry. May I have a word? 144 00:13:33,629 --> 00:13:35,130 If you don't mind... 145 00:13:35,340 --> 00:13:38,174 Did you consider a change of classrooms? 146 00:13:38,674 --> 00:13:42,095 Yes, but there's no free room. 147 00:13:42,386 --> 00:13:45,432 That's why we repainted and removed everything 148 00:13:45,807 --> 00:13:47,183 related to Martine. 149 00:13:47,392 --> 00:13:49,686 Right, the fresh paint. 150 00:13:49,894 --> 00:13:51,772 Do you think that's enough? 151 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,607 I thought of switching classes. We could trade classrooms, 152 00:13:54,774 --> 00:13:58,070 but it's like dumping your snow in a neighbor's yard. 153 00:13:58,278 --> 00:14:01,572 Yes, and there's enough snow as it is. 154 00:14:02,115 --> 00:14:03,158 Bachir, 155 00:14:04,243 --> 00:14:08,038 Shanel's parents came to see me. She's changing schools. 156 00:14:08,538 --> 00:14:11,250 She has nightmares, she refuses to come. 157 00:14:11,456 --> 00:14:13,460 This is her last day. 158 00:14:14,961 --> 00:14:15,837 Are you ok? 159 00:14:16,046 --> 00:14:16,754 Fine. 160 00:14:16,963 --> 00:14:18,381 Good. 161 00:14:18,590 --> 00:14:19,966 And are you ok? 162 00:14:20,633 --> 00:14:22,635 Yes, sure. 163 00:14:24,011 --> 00:14:24,971 Good. 164 00:14:44,365 --> 00:14:45,491 Mr Bachir? 165 00:14:45,951 --> 00:14:47,659 We go meet our class. 166 00:14:47,869 --> 00:14:48,744 Usually. 167 00:14:48,952 --> 00:14:52,249 Desks lined up straight. Years since I've seen that! 168 00:15:02,676 --> 00:15:05,344 You don't have to go out. You can wait here. 169 00:15:07,846 --> 00:15:10,350 No talking, kids. 170 00:15:11,100 --> 00:15:12,059 Follow me. 171 00:15:22,445 --> 00:15:24,697 My eleven hundred francs 172 00:15:24,905 --> 00:15:27,700 would ensure my sustenance for 3 years. 173 00:15:27,866 --> 00:15:30,870 I allowed myself this time to create a work 174 00:15:31,078 --> 00:15:34,206 that would draw public attention to me 175 00:15:34,414 --> 00:15:37,543 and make me either a fortune or a name. 176 00:15:37,876 --> 00:15:41,379 I relished the thought of living on bread and milk 177 00:15:41,588 --> 00:15:43,548 like a hermit in the Thebaid, 178 00:15:43,758 --> 00:15:46,384 immersed in the world of books and ideas, 179 00:15:46,594 --> 00:15:48,513 a sphere unattainable 180 00:15:48,721 --> 00:15:51,557 in Paris with all its tumult, 181 00:15:51,807 --> 00:15:54,351 a sphere of work and silence, 182 00:15:54,559 --> 00:15:56,979 where, like a chrysalis, 183 00:15:57,187 --> 00:15:58,940 I would build my own tomb 184 00:15:59,148 --> 00:16:02,860 and await my brilliant and glorious rebirth. 185 00:16:04,028 --> 00:16:06,655 That's from La peau de chagrin by Balzac, 186 00:16:06,865 --> 00:16:08,448 whom you must know. 187 00:16:10,076 --> 00:16:12,953 So we'll write a short dictation, 188 00:16:13,287 --> 00:16:14,956 to determine your level. 189 00:16:16,874 --> 00:16:18,583 Not the text you just read! 190 00:16:18,918 --> 00:16:20,711 Take out your pencils. 191 00:16:30,346 --> 00:16:33,474 My eleven hundred francs... 192 00:16:35,015 --> 00:16:36,936 My eleven hundred francs... 193 00:16:37,144 --> 00:16:39,647 Sorry, who is under Frank? 194 00:16:40,022 --> 00:16:41,649 Silence, please. 195 00:16:41,982 --> 00:16:43,857 Would ensure my sustenance 196 00:16:44,067 --> 00:16:46,653 for three years. 197 00:16:56,496 --> 00:16:58,832 We'll write a short dictation, 198 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:01,167 to determine your level. 199 00:17:02,418 --> 00:17:05,338 Martine never would've chosen that dictation. 200 00:17:10,884 --> 00:17:12,929 Do you often think of Martine? 201 00:17:14,015 --> 00:17:15,098 At night. 202 00:17:17,143 --> 00:17:18,684 Do you have nightmares? 203 00:17:18,893 --> 00:17:19,894 No. 204 00:17:22,063 --> 00:17:23,941 And when you can't sleep? 205 00:17:24,692 --> 00:17:25,776 I read. 206 00:17:31,698 --> 00:17:33,200 Here, this is for you. 207 00:17:44,170 --> 00:17:45,711 It's too weird. 208 00:17:49,339 --> 00:17:51,009 You should've given it to her. 209 00:17:52,094 --> 00:17:53,635 To apologize. 210 00:18:01,479 --> 00:18:04,230 There's spaghetti in the fridge for tonight. 211 00:18:04,439 --> 00:18:06,607 - Fine. - And money if you need it. 212 00:18:06,816 --> 00:18:09,402 No problem. Does she have homework? 213 00:18:09,611 --> 00:18:11,488 - Alice? - No, I don't. 214 00:18:15,032 --> 00:18:16,284 I have to go. 215 00:18:16,826 --> 00:18:20,079 I'll be back late tomorrow night. Remember? 216 00:18:20,622 --> 00:18:23,083 I found someone to replace me next week. 217 00:18:23,458 --> 00:18:25,460 I'll be home all week. 218 00:18:26,711 --> 00:18:27,586 Ok? 219 00:18:29,755 --> 00:18:32,717 - You'll tell me about Mr Lazhar? - Sure. 220 00:18:33,300 --> 00:18:34,426 I can't wait. 221 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,012 My kiss? 222 00:18:45,939 --> 00:18:46,980 I gotta go. 223 00:18:57,825 --> 00:19:02,663 "The program includes cross-curricular competency... " Cross-curricular? 224 00:19:02,872 --> 00:19:04,249 What's that? 225 00:19:05,164 --> 00:19:06,666 "The general areas... " 226 00:19:22,142 --> 00:19:23,307 - Good evening. - Hello. 227 00:19:23,474 --> 00:19:24,768 I have a parcel. 228 00:19:29,523 --> 00:19:30,692 Just a minute. 229 00:19:45,372 --> 00:19:47,291 That's my favorite jam! 230 00:19:48,125 --> 00:19:49,459 Mine too. Thanks. 231 00:19:49,876 --> 00:19:51,127 Goodbye. 232 00:19:51,336 --> 00:19:52,378 Goodbye. 233 00:20:11,522 --> 00:20:14,108 The lawyer won't try to trip you up. 234 00:20:14,317 --> 00:20:16,569 This isn't a civil or criminal case. 235 00:20:17,237 --> 00:20:19,655 So answer as we've discussed. 236 00:20:19,865 --> 00:20:21,325 Fine, I understand. 237 00:20:21,532 --> 00:20:25,162 But the commissioner will grill you. Answer him carefully. 238 00:20:25,369 --> 00:20:26,413 Alright. 239 00:20:27,038 --> 00:20:28,289 A case of jam? 240 00:20:30,500 --> 00:20:32,251 My wife's belongings. 241 00:20:37,298 --> 00:20:38,217 Forgive me. 242 00:20:38,842 --> 00:20:40,219 No problem. 243 00:20:44,347 --> 00:20:45,848 Are you able to sleep? 244 00:20:46,057 --> 00:20:47,267 Not much. 245 00:20:47,768 --> 00:20:49,185 Do you have nightmares? 246 00:20:51,230 --> 00:20:53,064 You should see a psychologist. 247 00:20:53,565 --> 00:20:54,691 No. 248 00:20:55,358 --> 00:20:56,902 No, I don't need one. 249 00:20:59,654 --> 00:21:00,528 Well, 250 00:21:01,364 --> 00:21:02,530 it's up to you. 251 00:21:03,951 --> 00:21:06,036 But reread your initial statement. 252 00:21:06,244 --> 00:21:08,579 To refresh your memory for the hearing. 253 00:21:08,788 --> 00:21:09,704 Alright. 254 00:21:28,348 --> 00:21:30,308 I was less than dazzled. 255 00:21:30,601 --> 00:21:32,354 That was prehistoric French! 256 00:21:34,189 --> 00:21:36,941 - We never did dictation. - Never? 257 00:21:37,650 --> 00:21:38,942 Not Balzac, anyway. 258 00:21:39,151 --> 00:21:41,947 Martine gave us group presentations. 259 00:21:42,322 --> 00:21:44,282 Well, I'm your teacher now. 260 00:21:45,490 --> 00:21:47,535 But I admit it was a poor choice. 261 00:21:57,086 --> 00:21:58,253 Apologize! 262 00:21:58,671 --> 00:22:00,173 I wasn't aiming at her! 263 00:22:00,382 --> 00:22:02,592 Regardless, it was uncalled for! 264 00:22:03,384 --> 00:22:04,676 Sorry. 265 00:22:07,430 --> 00:22:10,642 - You should apologize to Simon, too. - Pardon? 266 00:22:13,059 --> 00:22:14,644 You should apologize to Simon. 267 00:22:15,563 --> 00:22:16,646 What for? 268 00:22:17,189 --> 00:22:19,734 We're not in Saudi Arabia here. 269 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:22,486 Thank goodness we're not in Saudi Arabia! 270 00:22:24,195 --> 00:22:26,449 Only one of you spelled "chrysalis" properly. 271 00:22:26,656 --> 00:22:29,076 I suspect it was an accident. 272 00:22:29,286 --> 00:22:31,328 Sit properly, Abdelmalek! 273 00:22:34,539 --> 00:22:36,125 What is a chrysalis? 274 00:22:37,335 --> 00:22:38,461 A flower. 275 00:22:38,794 --> 00:22:41,047 You're thinking of a chrysanthemum. 276 00:22:42,213 --> 00:22:43,298 Anyone else? 277 00:22:45,675 --> 00:22:48,304 A chrysalis is an insect stage between 278 00:22:48,511 --> 00:22:50,472 caterpillar and butterfly. 279 00:22:50,722 --> 00:22:52,349 In a tiny, fragile cocoon, 280 00:22:52,557 --> 00:22:55,144 preparing to spread its wings, like you. 281 00:22:55,478 --> 00:22:57,103 He talks like Balzac! 282 00:22:59,190 --> 00:23:01,192 To find the subject, you ask: 283 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,612 who or what would sustain me? 284 00:23:05,403 --> 00:23:06,779 It's a DP. 285 00:23:07,990 --> 00:23:09,200 A what? 286 00:23:10,034 --> 00:23:11,285 A determiner phrase. 287 00:23:13,287 --> 00:23:15,704 So, to find the subject... 288 00:23:15,997 --> 00:23:17,708 we ask "Who?" or "What?" So... 289 00:23:17,916 --> 00:23:20,752 What would sustain me? My 1100 francs. 290 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,462 "Francs" is the subject. 291 00:23:23,671 --> 00:23:25,589 "My" is the personal adjective... 292 00:23:25,798 --> 00:23:29,095 It's a determinant. A possessive determinant. 293 00:23:29,303 --> 00:23:32,096 Personal adjectives don't exist anymore. 294 00:23:33,556 --> 00:23:35,392 My mom says they still exist. 295 00:23:35,768 --> 00:23:38,229 Your mother and I share one grammar. 296 00:23:39,188 --> 00:23:42,481 Boris! Would you like a pillow? 297 00:23:43,607 --> 00:23:44,983 It's a migraine. 298 00:23:45,193 --> 00:23:48,197 But you're not allowed to give him aspirin. 299 00:23:53,992 --> 00:23:55,413 Right, I forgot. 300 00:23:58,914 --> 00:24:00,458 Hello. Please come in. 301 00:24:00,666 --> 00:24:01,584 Thank you. 302 00:24:02,042 --> 00:24:03,920 You remember the psychologist? 303 00:24:04,130 --> 00:24:06,923 - Hello, everyone. - Hello. 304 00:24:07,090 --> 00:24:08,633 Put away your things. 305 00:24:12,345 --> 00:24:13,489 Mr Lazhar? 306 00:24:14,848 --> 00:24:16,057 Mr Lazhar? 307 00:24:17,474 --> 00:24:18,643 Could I see you? 308 00:24:20,603 --> 00:24:21,688 It won't be long. 309 00:24:25,482 --> 00:24:27,109 I've thought it over 310 00:24:27,317 --> 00:24:29,945 and I'd rather their teacher not be present. 311 00:24:30,613 --> 00:24:31,614 Why? 312 00:24:31,823 --> 00:24:34,701 To separate psychotherapy from pedagogy. 313 00:24:34,909 --> 00:24:36,493 So they can talk freely. 314 00:24:36,702 --> 00:24:39,122 They talk very freely, believe me. 315 00:24:39,329 --> 00:24:40,789 Of course. I understand. 316 00:24:42,417 --> 00:24:43,417 You understand what? 317 00:24:43,625 --> 00:24:45,836 - I understand how you feel. - Really? 318 00:24:46,336 --> 00:24:48,298 But let's try it my way. 319 00:24:48,839 --> 00:24:49,840 As you wish. 320 00:24:50,048 --> 00:24:51,049 Fine. 321 00:24:52,426 --> 00:24:54,929 - Things are good with the class? - Very. 322 00:24:55,305 --> 00:24:56,263 Thank you. 323 00:25:08,609 --> 00:25:12,113 Native spirituality. What do I mean by Native? 324 00:25:12,321 --> 00:25:13,364 Indians. 325 00:25:13,573 --> 00:25:16,992 Indians. But do I mean Indians in India? 326 00:25:17,201 --> 00:25:18,118 North America. 327 00:25:18,326 --> 00:25:19,912 North American Indians, right, 328 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:22,499 or peoples of the First Nations. 329 00:25:22,707 --> 00:25:25,000 Now who remembers what we call 330 00:25:25,210 --> 00:25:28,503 the holiday that is celebrated in summertime 331 00:25:28,711 --> 00:25:30,339 by all First Nations? 332 00:25:30,548 --> 00:25:31,758 The Pow-pow. 333 00:25:32,467 --> 00:25:35,511 No, the pow-pow is more for cowboys. 334 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:37,011 Any other ideas? 335 00:25:37,679 --> 00:25:40,182 - The Pow-wow. - Very good. 336 00:25:40,349 --> 00:25:44,311 Now open your books to page 81... 337 00:25:45,061 --> 00:25:48,315 You'll do it silently in 5... 338 00:25:48,565 --> 00:25:52,694 4, 3, 2, 1... 339 00:25:52,903 --> 00:25:55,864 Miss Claire! 340 00:25:56,615 --> 00:25:59,326 Now, staying with Native spirituality, 341 00:25:59,536 --> 00:26:02,121 who can explain in their own words 342 00:26:02,329 --> 00:26:03,372 what a shaman is? 343 00:26:04,248 --> 00:26:06,208 - Yes? - A kind of wizard. 344 00:26:06,415 --> 00:26:08,545 Alright, a kind of wizard. 345 00:26:08,752 --> 00:26:10,837 Another definition? 346 00:26:11,130 --> 00:26:12,047 Hi. 347 00:26:12,338 --> 00:26:13,882 Hello. 348 00:26:14,292 --> 00:26:15,115 Things well? 349 00:26:16,384 --> 00:26:18,011 Claire's great. 350 00:26:18,762 --> 00:26:19,763 Interested? 351 00:26:19,972 --> 00:26:21,056 No. 352 00:26:21,932 --> 00:26:23,976 I'm not interested. 353 00:26:26,310 --> 00:26:27,689 How's the class? 354 00:26:27,855 --> 00:26:29,522 Very well, thanks. 355 00:26:29,855 --> 00:26:30,856 The paint fumes? 356 00:26:31,232 --> 00:26:32,776 No, they're gone now. 357 00:26:33,192 --> 00:26:34,694 This is a summit meeting. 358 00:26:35,653 --> 00:26:36,363 What summit? 359 00:26:36,779 --> 00:26:40,576 The male contingent. With you there's 50% more of us. 360 00:26:42,035 --> 00:26:43,996 Right, strength in numbers. 361 00:26:45,247 --> 00:26:48,083 This a woman-ocracy here, you'll see. 362 00:26:48,333 --> 00:26:49,334 I can't complain. 363 00:26:49,542 --> 00:26:51,836 Well, you're your own boss. 364 00:26:52,045 --> 00:26:53,505 The king of the cans. 365 00:26:55,967 --> 00:26:57,759 Well, I'll be off. 366 00:26:57,968 --> 00:26:59,094 Good luck! 367 00:26:59,677 --> 00:27:01,430 Thanks, you too! 368 00:27:23,951 --> 00:27:25,119 What's that game? 369 00:27:26,329 --> 00:27:28,123 King of the Hill. 370 00:27:29,249 --> 00:27:30,625 King of the Hill... 371 00:27:31,667 --> 00:27:34,045 I saw pictures of Algiers on the web. 372 00:27:34,253 --> 00:27:37,132 It's so beautiful, all white and blue. 373 00:27:37,507 --> 00:27:40,176 Yes, they call it Algiers the White. 374 00:27:40,384 --> 00:27:43,971 Here it's more, Montréal Slush City! 375 00:27:44,556 --> 00:27:47,392 It's white, grey, and dog-pee yellow. 376 00:27:47,601 --> 00:27:48,809 That's not true. 377 00:27:49,019 --> 00:27:51,394 Know what struck me when I came? 378 00:27:51,604 --> 00:27:53,690 All the green. Trees everywhere... 379 00:27:53,898 --> 00:27:55,317 Get down from there! 380 00:27:57,986 --> 00:28:00,320 Boys, I've told you many times! 381 00:28:01,113 --> 00:28:03,200 Simon, Abdelmalek! 382 00:28:03,659 --> 00:28:04,576 Come on. 383 00:28:07,369 --> 00:28:09,913 In French, please, Abdelmalek. 384 00:28:12,541 --> 00:28:13,919 A boys' game. 385 00:28:14,377 --> 00:28:15,711 It's a bit violent. 386 00:28:15,921 --> 00:28:17,003 Rough, perhaps. 387 00:28:18,255 --> 00:28:19,673 How's your class? 388 00:28:19,882 --> 00:28:21,717 Fine, thanks. 389 00:28:28,557 --> 00:28:29,767 Thank you! 390 00:28:34,605 --> 00:28:36,106 Enjoy your lunch, Bachir. 391 00:28:36,740 --> 00:28:38,823 - Thanks. - It looks delicious. 392 00:28:40,027 --> 00:28:40,819 Some tea? 393 00:28:41,028 --> 00:28:42,572 No, I'm good, thanks. 394 00:28:42,780 --> 00:28:45,865 The Ministry may contact you about your license. 395 00:28:46,116 --> 00:28:47,451 Tell them to call me. 396 00:28:47,660 --> 00:28:50,121 Could you fill this out for me ASAP? 397 00:28:50,287 --> 00:28:52,539 Certainly. So much paperwork! 398 00:28:52,748 --> 00:28:54,416 "Students' Rights and Duties. " 399 00:28:55,084 --> 00:28:56,751 I have a copy. 400 00:28:58,586 --> 00:29:02,173 For your dictations, you'll need to adjust. Balzac... 401 00:29:02,967 --> 00:29:04,050 Absolutely. 402 00:29:04,300 --> 00:29:07,387 And I wanted to mention... 403 00:29:07,971 --> 00:29:11,474 the law forbids teachers to hit a student. 404 00:29:11,767 --> 00:29:13,184 I completely agree. 405 00:29:14,436 --> 00:29:17,815 Taps, pulling an arm, even hugs... 406 00:29:18,022 --> 00:29:20,651 No contact whatsoever. Zero tolerance. 407 00:29:21,109 --> 00:29:23,069 But I never hit anyone! 408 00:29:23,278 --> 00:29:24,571 Gimme a break! 409 00:29:25,239 --> 00:29:27,406 Of course, I'm not accusing you. 410 00:29:27,615 --> 00:29:30,076 It's a reminder. For everyone. 411 00:29:30,326 --> 00:29:33,622 Centuries ago I'd twist their ears. Always worked. 412 00:29:33,830 --> 00:29:35,458 It wasn't centuries... 413 00:29:35,665 --> 00:29:37,040 20 years, you mean. 414 00:29:37,916 --> 00:29:41,756 Lord knows some deserve it. I administered a few... 415 00:29:41,963 --> 00:29:44,090 But now I'm administering a school. 416 00:29:48,679 --> 00:29:50,263 No big deal, Bachir. 417 00:29:58,564 --> 00:30:01,733 I figured I'd go on the ride, to pass the time. 418 00:30:01,942 --> 00:30:05,028 But ahead of me in line was this fat lady... 419 00:30:05,236 --> 00:30:07,448 I mean, fat! Humungous! 420 00:30:07,655 --> 00:30:09,741 So I'm waiting in line... 421 00:30:14,369 --> 00:30:17,750 I brought some books that are easier for dictation. 422 00:30:18,625 --> 00:30:20,169 You'll like this one. 423 00:30:21,544 --> 00:30:23,171 Jack London? 424 00:30:23,378 --> 00:30:24,881 White Fang. Thank You. 425 00:30:38,229 --> 00:30:41,647 English... Who's your English teacher? 426 00:30:42,816 --> 00:30:43,650 Martine Lachance. 427 00:30:45,653 --> 00:30:47,070 Fat chance! 428 00:30:48,863 --> 00:30:52,991 Teaching you English before you've mastered French... 429 00:30:54,869 --> 00:30:57,163 Tell us about Algeria instead. 430 00:30:57,372 --> 00:31:01,166 I think it's a better idea to study our conjugations. 431 00:31:05,255 --> 00:31:08,007 Simmer down. Silence, please! 432 00:31:08,215 --> 00:31:12,929 Silence! 4, 3, 2... 433 00:31:13,096 --> 00:31:15,722 4, 3... 434 00:31:15,932 --> 00:31:17,182 Mr Lazhar! 435 00:31:27,734 --> 00:31:29,863 I had lots of nosebleeds at your age. 436 00:31:30,153 --> 00:31:32,530 I had a crush. When she spoke to me... 437 00:31:33,950 --> 00:31:35,617 Do you have a crush? 438 00:31:42,124 --> 00:31:43,250 Thank you. 439 00:31:43,792 --> 00:31:44,836 Goodbye. 440 00:31:45,961 --> 00:31:47,255 Want a lift? 441 00:31:48,798 --> 00:31:50,757 - Pardon me? - A drive home? 442 00:31:50,965 --> 00:31:53,260 No thanks. You're very kind. Goodbye. 443 00:31:53,469 --> 00:31:54,761 Bye. 444 00:32:19,076 --> 00:32:21,663 The threats were directed at your wife, 445 00:32:21,873 --> 00:32:22,832 correct? 446 00:32:23,290 --> 00:32:24,083 Yes. 447 00:32:24,917 --> 00:32:26,751 After her book came out. 448 00:32:27,336 --> 00:32:29,421 Then at the whole family. 449 00:32:30,381 --> 00:32:32,008 Describe the threats. 450 00:32:32,342 --> 00:32:35,885 They spoke of traitors, execution, death... 451 00:32:37,011 --> 00:32:38,555 Constant death threats. 452 00:32:38,763 --> 00:32:42,268 Counselor, I see your client studied his vocabulary. 453 00:32:42,477 --> 00:32:46,104 My client received death threats. I advised him to use that term. 454 00:32:46,270 --> 00:32:49,192 I assure you the threats were very real. 455 00:32:49,817 --> 00:32:51,568 You were a teacher? 456 00:32:51,778 --> 00:32:53,612 No, your wife was a teacher. 457 00:32:53,819 --> 00:32:54,863 You were a...? 458 00:32:55,154 --> 00:32:57,782 Civil servant. Until 1994. 459 00:32:57,990 --> 00:33:00,536 Then I ran a café-restaurant. 460 00:33:01,118 --> 00:33:03,079 Why was her book so problematic? 461 00:33:03,288 --> 00:33:07,041 Yes... the 90s are over. Algeria is back to normal. 462 00:33:07,584 --> 00:33:10,127 Algeria is never completely normal. 463 00:33:10,503 --> 00:33:12,631 Well, the attacks have stopped. 464 00:33:13,006 --> 00:33:15,925 If I may, last month there were 5 attacks, 465 00:33:16,550 --> 00:33:17,929 2 outside Algiers, 3... 466 00:33:18,136 --> 00:33:20,471 Thank you. I have those clippings... 467 00:33:21,472 --> 00:33:23,266 So, your wife's book... 468 00:33:23,767 --> 00:33:27,520 It criticized the policy of national reconciliation. 469 00:33:28,188 --> 00:33:30,272 Many criminals were pardoned. 470 00:33:30,898 --> 00:33:34,403 Religious extremists, but also policemen, soldiers, 471 00:33:34,568 --> 00:33:36,238 who had committed murders. 472 00:33:37,072 --> 00:33:40,409 When a woman speaks out, it angers people. 473 00:33:40,866 --> 00:33:43,744 When you arrived here, 474 00:33:44,496 --> 00:33:45,746 you asked for 475 00:33:46,539 --> 00:33:49,334 "political asylum in the Republic of Québec. " 476 00:33:50,585 --> 00:33:52,962 "Confederation of Canada" isn't clear. 477 00:33:53,380 --> 00:33:54,922 Many would agree. 478 00:33:55,172 --> 00:33:58,884 You stated your family was in danger, yet you came alone. 479 00:33:59,552 --> 00:34:02,638 Indeed, why did you abandon your family? 480 00:34:03,972 --> 00:34:05,141 Abandon? 481 00:34:06,684 --> 00:34:08,394 I didn't abandon them. 482 00:34:09,688 --> 00:34:11,648 I came here to prepare the way. 483 00:34:12,606 --> 00:34:17,237 My wife's visa arrived after mine. She wanted to finish the school year. 484 00:34:18,612 --> 00:34:20,114 She was threatened, but you left. 485 00:34:20,282 --> 00:34:21,865 We were all threatened. 486 00:34:22,282 --> 00:34:24,994 But not so convincingly that she left. 487 00:34:28,373 --> 00:34:30,041 What does that matter? 488 00:34:30,248 --> 00:34:31,541 Mr Lazhar... 489 00:34:32,001 --> 00:34:34,713 Convincing or not, what's it matter? 490 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:37,298 - Not convincing? - That's not what he meant. 491 00:34:37,798 --> 00:34:40,009 She died. They all died. 492 00:34:40,259 --> 00:34:42,427 I don't deny that, but... 493 00:34:43,137 --> 00:34:45,014 the entire building burned. 494 00:34:45,599 --> 00:34:48,768 With many apartments. They may not have targeted your wife. 495 00:34:48,976 --> 00:34:50,186 Yes. 496 00:34:50,978 --> 00:34:52,688 There were many apartments. 497 00:34:53,981 --> 00:34:54,690 Look, 498 00:34:57,193 --> 00:34:58,777 tell us the facts. 499 00:35:03,324 --> 00:35:07,202 My wife was meant to leave on June 25 at 5 a.m., 500 00:35:07,869 --> 00:35:10,164 hidden in a delivery truck. 501 00:35:13,001 --> 00:35:15,668 My brother-in-law had found a driver. 502 00:35:17,670 --> 00:35:20,925 She was planning to leave for Tunisia with the kids. 503 00:35:22,427 --> 00:35:24,552 That night, the building burned. 504 00:35:25,179 --> 00:35:28,724 Someone must have known about it. 505 00:35:31,686 --> 00:35:33,561 They were all killed. 506 00:35:33,813 --> 00:35:35,606 My wife, Nourredine, 507 00:35:36,315 --> 00:35:37,398 Annissa... 508 00:35:38,108 --> 00:35:39,652 They burned to death. 509 00:35:40,820 --> 00:35:42,612 Except for Annissa, 510 00:35:43,030 --> 00:35:44,989 who died when she jumped... 511 00:35:46,074 --> 00:35:47,992 from the third-story window... 512 00:35:48,619 --> 00:35:50,327 to escape the flames. 513 00:37:44,817 --> 00:37:46,193 No, it's no good. 514 00:37:48,001 --> 00:37:49,552 Look there. 515 00:37:50,155 --> 00:37:51,032 That way. 516 00:37:51,240 --> 00:37:52,867 Turn sideways. Like this. 517 00:37:56,036 --> 00:37:57,538 You guys, the other way. 518 00:37:57,746 --> 00:38:00,250 The other way, make a V. 519 00:38:00,458 --> 00:38:01,751 Shoulders like this. 520 00:38:02,001 --> 00:38:03,543 This way. 521 00:38:04,253 --> 00:38:06,047 Like at a wedding. 522 00:38:10,009 --> 00:38:11,635 Bachir, get in the picture. 523 00:38:13,387 --> 00:38:14,304 Sure. 524 00:38:15,431 --> 00:38:17,266 We want the new teacher. 525 00:38:17,809 --> 00:38:18,893 There's a place here. 526 00:38:19,101 --> 00:38:20,103 Place mat! 527 00:38:22,019 --> 00:38:23,105 A nice spot, I mean. 528 00:38:23,313 --> 00:38:24,398 Spot mat! 529 00:38:28,987 --> 00:38:30,653 Speak French! 530 00:38:30,862 --> 00:38:32,824 In three, what do we say? 531 00:38:33,032 --> 00:38:34,867 Cheese! 532 00:38:35,076 --> 00:38:37,244 We could say, Bachir! 533 00:38:38,246 --> 00:38:40,163 Good idea! 534 00:38:40,539 --> 00:38:41,831 We'll say Bachir! 535 00:38:42,039 --> 00:38:43,251 Sure, that's good! 536 00:38:43,458 --> 00:38:45,503 In 3, 2, 1... 537 00:39:03,021 --> 00:39:07,481 For those who are ready to put strips of paper on their fish, 538 00:39:07,690 --> 00:39:10,193 too much glue is as bad as too little. 539 00:39:10,402 --> 00:39:13,947 When you take the strip, squeeze it between your fingers 540 00:39:14,324 --> 00:39:17,034 to wipe away the excess glue, 541 00:39:17,242 --> 00:39:19,869 so it doesn't drip all over. 542 00:39:20,119 --> 00:39:22,373 Simon, there's a little problem. 543 00:39:22,623 --> 00:39:25,625 When you glue the strips... Here, look at my fish... 544 00:39:26,001 --> 00:39:30,088 Graffiti can be social, political or racist. 545 00:39:30,297 --> 00:39:32,632 Or it can be advertising or decoration. 546 00:39:33,507 --> 00:39:35,092 Now they put bars 547 00:39:35,302 --> 00:39:38,221 on ground-floor windows to protect them 548 00:39:38,472 --> 00:39:40,682 and stop vandalism. 549 00:39:43,809 --> 00:39:45,394 So... 550 00:39:47,313 --> 00:39:49,692 In conclusion, violence at school 551 00:39:49,858 --> 00:39:52,610 isn't just about fighting and taxing... 552 00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:54,487 and all that. 553 00:39:55,237 --> 00:39:58,282 Tell me, is stealing the same as vandalism? 554 00:39:59,117 --> 00:40:02,454 No way! Stealing isn't destructive. It's not violent. 555 00:40:03,038 --> 00:40:05,123 Think before you speak, Vic! 556 00:40:05,331 --> 00:40:06,750 Alright. 557 00:40:07,125 --> 00:40:09,753 Your argument and your photos were strong. 558 00:40:10,003 --> 00:40:11,922 But watch your French. 559 00:40:34,527 --> 00:40:35,945 My school is beautiful. 560 00:40:36,112 --> 00:40:38,364 My school is beautiful! 561 00:40:39,490 --> 00:40:41,409 Cut it out! 562 00:40:41,827 --> 00:40:44,869 I listened to you. Now it's your turn! 563 00:40:46,329 --> 00:40:47,916 Go on, Alice. 564 00:40:52,710 --> 00:40:54,505 My school is beautiful. 565 00:40:55,130 --> 00:40:57,050 Maybe not the most beautiful, 566 00:40:57,259 --> 00:40:58,927 but it's mine. 567 00:41:09,146 --> 00:41:09,938 So... 568 00:41:10,146 --> 00:41:13,481 At first, when I started coming here, 569 00:41:13,940 --> 00:41:16,987 my mom kept saying how nice it was. 570 00:41:18,655 --> 00:41:21,532 Personally I found it ok... 571 00:41:23,199 --> 00:41:27,456 But now, six years later, I also think it's really nice. 572 00:41:28,329 --> 00:41:30,081 Because it's mine. 573 00:41:32,835 --> 00:41:36,005 A big yard to play soccer and basketball, 574 00:41:36,505 --> 00:41:39,757 where parents drop their kids off in the morning. 575 00:41:40,300 --> 00:41:42,052 They take care of us, 576 00:41:42,802 --> 00:41:45,056 check to see if we have lice, 577 00:41:45,264 --> 00:41:47,141 how our teeth are, 578 00:41:48,224 --> 00:41:50,561 if we're aggressive 579 00:41:50,768 --> 00:41:52,646 or hyperactive. 580 00:41:57,568 --> 00:42:01,572 But this nice school is where Martine Lachance hanged herself. 581 00:42:03,449 --> 00:42:06,702 With her blue scarf from the big pipe 582 00:42:07,619 --> 00:42:09,204 on a Wednesday night. 583 00:42:11,581 --> 00:42:15,210 My mom was in Miami because she's an airline pilot. 584 00:42:16,128 --> 00:42:18,380 I wish she had come back right away 585 00:42:19,715 --> 00:42:22,217 because I really had a tough time. 586 00:42:24,719 --> 00:42:28,014 Martine must've been discouraged with her life. 587 00:42:29,807 --> 00:42:31,684 The last thing she did 588 00:42:31,976 --> 00:42:35,021 was kick her chair to make it fall over. 589 00:42:38,525 --> 00:42:42,403 Sometimes I wonder if she wasn't sending a violent message. 590 00:42:45,699 --> 00:42:48,201 When we're violent, we get detention. 591 00:42:49,202 --> 00:42:52,456 But we can't give Martine Lachance detention, 592 00:42:54,166 --> 00:42:55,918 because she's dead. 593 00:43:32,661 --> 00:43:36,291 "It's hard to know if Martine's message was violent. 594 00:43:36,498 --> 00:43:37,791 We can't mix things up. 595 00:43:38,001 --> 00:43:40,045 School shouldn't be violent. 596 00:43:40,253 --> 00:43:42,963 You punish violence with detention. 597 00:43:43,255 --> 00:43:45,882 We can't give Martine Lachance detention, 598 00:43:46,217 --> 00:43:47,677 because she's dead. " 599 00:43:50,722 --> 00:43:52,639 Such maturity, don't you think? 600 00:43:53,141 --> 00:43:54,266 How'd they react? 601 00:43:55,226 --> 00:43:57,186 There was silence. 602 00:43:57,646 --> 00:44:00,273 They were troubled, I think. 603 00:44:00,523 --> 00:44:02,692 But it did them good. 604 00:44:03,775 --> 00:44:07,947 I'd like permission to distribute the text to the whole school. 605 00:44:08,405 --> 00:44:09,449 Why? 606 00:44:09,740 --> 00:44:12,577 The text shows a desire to communicate, 607 00:44:12,784 --> 00:44:14,454 to talk about death. 608 00:44:14,661 --> 00:44:15,621 No. 609 00:44:18,416 --> 00:44:20,126 May I ask why not? 610 00:44:21,668 --> 00:44:23,795 I find the text violent. 611 00:44:25,922 --> 00:44:28,467 That was the theme, violence and... 612 00:44:28,675 --> 00:44:29,760 Even so. 613 00:44:30,802 --> 00:44:33,264 It's life that's violent, not the text. 614 00:44:33,431 --> 00:44:34,847 It's not at all macabre. 615 00:44:35,056 --> 00:44:37,226 It lacks respect for Martine. 616 00:44:37,434 --> 00:44:41,188 Did she respect her students by hanging herself in class? 617 00:44:41,396 --> 00:44:42,648 Bachir, please! 618 00:44:43,358 --> 00:44:44,483 I'm sorry. 619 00:44:46,527 --> 00:44:50,657 Let the psychologist do her job. I want no insubordination. 620 00:44:50,864 --> 00:44:53,324 Very well. It was simply an idea. 621 00:44:55,202 --> 00:44:57,996 The class is doing well, grades are good... 622 00:44:58,206 --> 00:45:00,708 miraculous, considering what you ask. 623 00:45:00,916 --> 00:45:03,001 I don't want any waves, ok? 624 00:45:12,302 --> 00:45:15,556 Alice L'Écuyer, is there something you want to say? 625 00:45:16,807 --> 00:45:19,684 Because if there is, say it to my face. 626 00:45:19,851 --> 00:45:21,728 Do you have anything to say? 627 00:45:22,478 --> 00:45:24,106 What did I do to you? 628 00:45:25,233 --> 00:45:29,193 Not what you did to me. What you did to Martine. 629 00:45:29,485 --> 00:45:30,570 What? 630 00:45:31,362 --> 00:45:33,240 What you told everyone. 631 00:45:35,159 --> 00:45:37,869 You don't know anything. You're dumb! 632 00:45:38,704 --> 00:45:40,996 Well in that case, beat it. 633 00:45:41,206 --> 00:45:43,418 Stop following me like a stray dog. 634 00:45:53,677 --> 00:45:58,264 She's always competing with others, she's never satisfied. 635 00:45:58,597 --> 00:46:00,182 But she's a dynamo... 636 00:46:00,391 --> 00:46:03,186 When their eyes sparkle, you know 637 00:46:03,396 --> 00:46:04,438 they've understood. 638 00:46:04,646 --> 00:46:07,565 Of course, there are the odd B... 639 00:46:07,733 --> 00:46:09,985 Marie-Frédérique can sometimes 640 00:46:10,193 --> 00:46:12,155 behave with the others 641 00:46:12,362 --> 00:46:14,489 in a way that's... assertive. 642 00:46:14,697 --> 00:46:16,657 She's always right. 643 00:46:16,992 --> 00:46:19,827 - For example? - She loves to cite the rules. 644 00:46:20,036 --> 00:46:24,166 You're new, so of course she knows the school better than you. 645 00:46:25,625 --> 00:46:27,668 Students aren't in a position 646 00:46:27,878 --> 00:46:30,130 to judge teachers' behavior. 647 00:46:30,588 --> 00:46:32,298 She's a very good student. 648 00:46:32,548 --> 00:46:33,717 But 649 00:46:34,384 --> 00:46:37,846 I sometimes find her attitude a bit... rigid. Yes. 650 00:46:38,054 --> 00:46:39,262 Rigid. 651 00:46:39,806 --> 00:46:41,932 So, Mr Lazhar, since she's a child, 652 00:46:42,141 --> 00:46:44,769 she should behave more like one? 653 00:46:46,771 --> 00:46:48,396 Yes, you could say that. 654 00:46:48,981 --> 00:46:49,858 Ok. 655 00:46:50,525 --> 00:46:53,320 I think that with the death of her teacher, 656 00:46:53,487 --> 00:46:56,697 your arrival here, your different methods... 657 00:46:56,905 --> 00:46:58,784 my daughter is trying to hold on. 658 00:46:58,992 --> 00:47:01,161 - She's been very strong. - Absolutely. 659 00:47:01,369 --> 00:47:02,829 Not rigid! 660 00:47:03,246 --> 00:47:06,206 It's obviously been hard for you as well. 661 00:47:06,581 --> 00:47:10,628 You're not from here, so of course certain nuances escape you. 662 00:47:11,338 --> 00:47:12,922 But be that as it may, 663 00:47:13,130 --> 00:47:17,342 we prefer that you teach our daughter, not try to raise her. 664 00:48:40,550 --> 00:48:42,010 I just wanted to say, 665 00:48:42,219 --> 00:48:44,554 the kids have come a long way. 666 00:48:44,804 --> 00:48:46,891 They're much more at ease. 667 00:48:47,099 --> 00:48:49,059 We can soon end our sessions. 668 00:48:49,976 --> 00:48:52,396 In a few weeks they'll be cured? Tremendous! 669 00:48:53,813 --> 00:48:55,231 They're not sick, 670 00:48:55,858 --> 00:48:58,277 even if the class looks like a hospital. 671 00:48:59,193 --> 00:49:01,155 You know, a little color... 672 00:51:04,193 --> 00:51:05,777 Next week, Arabic class. 673 00:51:14,202 --> 00:51:16,456 Children, where are you manners? 674 00:51:25,713 --> 00:51:28,675 - I know why you like this story. - Why? 675 00:51:29,010 --> 00:51:30,887 The wolf lets himself be tamed, 676 00:51:31,094 --> 00:51:34,639 but he remains wild, independent 677 00:51:35,474 --> 00:51:38,186 Wolves are my favorite animal. 678 00:51:41,146 --> 00:51:42,146 Here. 679 00:51:42,688 --> 00:51:45,610 It's for grown-ups, but you're grown-up enough. 680 00:51:46,068 --> 00:51:47,110 Thanks. 681 00:51:54,576 --> 00:51:56,244 Boris, get some air. 682 00:51:56,454 --> 00:51:58,498 It's easy. Put on your coat, 683 00:51:58,706 --> 00:52:00,998 open your eyes, open your nostrils. 684 00:52:01,208 --> 00:52:03,793 Breathe, run around, play. 685 00:52:04,001 --> 00:52:05,630 Fly away if you can. 686 00:52:05,880 --> 00:52:09,507 You'll see that your migraine has flown away too. 687 00:52:09,715 --> 00:52:11,300 And when you come back, 688 00:52:11,510 --> 00:52:14,597 you'll find me sitting quietly, still alive, 689 00:52:14,847 --> 00:52:15,847 sharpening pencils. 690 00:52:16,056 --> 00:52:17,099 Ok. 691 00:53:11,485 --> 00:53:15,556 - Sire Stanley, bad news! - What now? 692 00:53:15,592 --> 00:53:17,449 Listen, Mélanie, it's Sir Stanley. 693 00:53:17,659 --> 00:53:20,286 It's an English title, say it right. 694 00:53:20,494 --> 00:53:22,329 And try to project more, ok? 695 00:53:22,539 --> 00:53:23,664 Keep going. 696 00:53:23,873 --> 00:53:25,458 We lost our compass! 697 00:53:25,750 --> 00:53:28,626 We'll do like the ancients. 698 00:53:28,835 --> 00:53:31,422 We point the compass rose to the east. 699 00:53:31,630 --> 00:53:33,717 Imagine all that Livingstone missed. 700 00:53:34,259 --> 00:53:36,302 The transatlantic telegraph. 701 00:53:38,762 --> 00:53:39,806 The Suez Canal. 702 00:53:41,349 --> 00:53:44,894 I, Eugénie, wife of Napoléon III, 703 00:53:45,103 --> 00:53:49,565 declare the 162-km-long Suez Canal open! 704 00:53:51,400 --> 00:53:54,028 What will you say to Livingston? 705 00:53:54,237 --> 00:53:56,655 I'll say, "Hello", I presume. 706 00:53:56,822 --> 00:53:58,782 Sorry. Forgive me. 707 00:54:00,702 --> 00:54:01,744 It's wonderful! 708 00:55:33,710 --> 00:55:35,045 Don't stop! 709 00:55:40,175 --> 00:55:41,302 How's the play? 710 00:55:41,510 --> 00:55:43,719 Good. The kids are enjoying it. 711 00:55:43,929 --> 00:55:45,306 What did you think? 712 00:55:45,514 --> 00:55:48,559 I liked what I saw. It's droll, candid... 713 00:55:48,766 --> 00:55:50,226 Candid, really? 714 00:55:51,268 --> 00:55:52,936 I mean, 715 00:55:53,563 --> 00:55:56,692 it's chock-full of information, fun, 716 00:55:56,900 --> 00:55:59,485 but offers a Romantic vision 717 00:55:59,693 --> 00:56:01,570 of the colonial period. Yes. 718 00:56:02,612 --> 00:56:07,036 True, I could've talked about Belgian Congo, the pillaging, amputations... 719 00:56:07,661 --> 00:56:08,786 I've offended you. 720 00:56:08,994 --> 00:56:12,289 No way. It's a welcome change from empty compliments. 721 00:56:17,878 --> 00:56:20,630 I haven't been in here since Martine's been gone. 722 00:56:23,344 --> 00:56:27,221 It's hard to understand why anyone chooses to kill herself. 723 00:56:27,597 --> 00:56:31,141 But impossible to understand why she did it here. 724 00:56:35,688 --> 00:56:36,396 Party time? 725 00:56:57,460 --> 00:56:58,878 Bachir! 726 00:56:59,586 --> 00:57:00,436 Here... 727 00:57:00,471 --> 00:57:02,632 They look delicious. What are they? 728 00:57:02,840 --> 00:57:06,635 These are makrout el louz, and these are tchareks. 729 00:57:06,802 --> 00:57:08,804 Tchareks. Thanks! 730 00:57:16,813 --> 00:57:18,648 Dance with me, Mr Lazhar. 731 00:57:19,023 --> 00:57:20,690 What will people think? 732 00:57:21,775 --> 00:57:23,693 Everyone knows I'm your favorite. 733 00:57:23,902 --> 00:57:25,737 I don't know how to dance. 734 00:57:25,947 --> 00:57:27,407 Liar. 735 00:57:34,746 --> 00:57:35,664 What? 736 00:57:36,623 --> 00:57:39,001 You should dance with Claire. 737 00:57:39,793 --> 00:57:41,838 You go ahead, please. 738 00:57:59,521 --> 00:58:02,150 These are Rice Krispies squares. 739 00:58:02,358 --> 00:58:03,818 Rice Krispies squares? 740 00:58:04,025 --> 00:58:07,737 Yes, I made them. I'll give you the recipe, if you'd like. 741 00:58:07,947 --> 00:58:09,824 Oh, yes! 742 00:58:10,032 --> 00:58:14,119 They're like baklavas... but Québec-style. 743 00:58:14,744 --> 00:58:16,036 Interesting. 744 00:58:44,940 --> 00:58:48,903 Gimme that, you dick! Give it back to me! 745 00:58:49,737 --> 00:58:51,989 Give it back to me! Now! 746 00:58:53,699 --> 00:58:54,702 What's going on? 747 00:58:54,911 --> 00:58:56,454 He started it! 748 00:58:56,661 --> 00:59:00,373 What's with you two? Do you want to ruin the party? 749 00:59:01,123 --> 00:59:02,125 Goddamn retard! 750 00:59:02,333 --> 00:59:03,876 Have you gone crazy? 751 00:59:04,336 --> 00:59:07,172 Hold it right there, young man. 752 00:59:07,755 --> 00:59:09,340 What's got into you two? 753 00:59:09,548 --> 00:59:11,717 Is what you did nice? 754 00:59:11,927 --> 00:59:15,137 Give me that! Give me that! 755 00:59:21,143 --> 00:59:22,478 Sit there. 756 00:59:24,648 --> 00:59:25,606 Where's Victor? 757 00:59:25,815 --> 00:59:28,443 The nurse's room. But it's not serious. 758 00:59:29,402 --> 00:59:31,987 Emma saw the picture. She's in pieces. 759 00:59:32,197 --> 00:59:33,907 That's Victor's fault! 760 00:59:34,114 --> 00:59:37,536 Why do you have it? Planning to have it framed? 761 00:59:37,744 --> 00:59:39,246 He's not normal! 762 00:59:39,454 --> 00:59:41,539 Is hanging yourself in class normal? 763 00:59:41,748 --> 00:59:44,083 Excuse me? What did you say? 764 00:59:44,543 --> 00:59:48,045 We should've confiscated his camera! If ever... 765 00:59:48,255 --> 00:59:50,755 Audrey, ask the nurse if Victor's ok. 766 00:59:50,965 --> 00:59:53,552 If he is, bring him here. Please. 767 01:00:05,230 --> 01:00:08,898 Simon, is there something you want to say about the photo? 768 01:00:16,074 --> 01:00:18,117 Bachir, could you leave us, please? 769 01:00:45,311 --> 01:00:46,353 Did you see it? 770 01:00:50,233 --> 01:00:52,235 I don't need to see it. 771 01:00:52,443 --> 01:00:54,612 I can't get Martine out of my head. 772 01:01:00,869 --> 01:01:04,038 The dead stay in our heads because we loved them. 773 01:01:04,913 --> 01:01:06,539 And because they loved us. 774 01:01:09,168 --> 01:01:10,628 Your mom's not here? 775 01:01:11,295 --> 01:01:15,673 I don't know where she is. Chicago, Miami... 776 01:01:18,719 --> 01:01:20,137 Who's picking you up? 777 01:01:20,512 --> 01:01:22,389 My babysitter. 778 01:01:28,505 --> 01:01:29,985 Bye. 779 01:01:30,182 --> 01:01:31,715 Bye. 780 01:01:37,820 --> 01:01:41,449 I need the budget for your year-end outings by Monday. 781 01:01:41,909 --> 01:01:44,369 Bachir, did you decide on yours? 782 01:01:46,496 --> 01:01:47,623 Bachir? 783 01:01:48,706 --> 01:01:49,625 Yes? 784 01:01:51,085 --> 01:01:52,585 Your year-end outing? 785 01:01:53,420 --> 01:01:56,005 We're seeing Moliere's Imaginary In valid. 786 01:01:57,675 --> 01:01:59,592 The kids must be ecstatic. 787 01:02:02,512 --> 01:02:05,556 Some parents want Simon to be suspended 788 01:02:06,474 --> 01:02:08,059 for hitting Victor. 789 01:02:08,268 --> 01:02:10,269 They're back playing together. 790 01:02:10,478 --> 01:02:12,481 It's not the parents' business. 791 01:02:12,690 --> 01:02:13,940 Of course it is. 792 01:02:14,190 --> 01:02:16,150 Simon's getting more violent. 793 01:02:16,360 --> 01:02:18,653 If it were my call, I'd expel him. 794 01:02:20,364 --> 01:02:22,907 The parents are deeply worried. 795 01:02:23,615 --> 01:02:25,577 We could punish this outburst, 796 01:02:25,786 --> 01:02:28,831 but Simon's photo points to a deeper problem. 797 01:02:30,914 --> 01:02:32,458 What are you insinuating? 798 01:02:32,750 --> 01:02:37,213 Nothing. I'm talking about the kids' grief, the school's. 799 01:02:41,967 --> 01:02:44,262 Apart from the photograph, 800 01:02:44,554 --> 01:02:46,347 what has Simon done? 801 01:02:47,056 --> 01:02:48,766 He's very aggressive. 802 01:02:48,974 --> 01:02:50,434 When you whistle in his ear? 803 01:02:51,561 --> 01:02:53,061 He was horrid to Martine. 804 01:02:53,271 --> 01:02:54,481 With that photo? 805 01:02:54,690 --> 01:02:56,733 Let's not bring that up again. 806 01:02:57,942 --> 01:02:59,318 Bring what up? 807 01:03:04,074 --> 01:03:06,242 Martine gave Simon tutoring. 808 01:03:06,451 --> 01:03:09,746 Once, when he was having problems at home, 809 01:03:09,954 --> 01:03:13,583 she hugged him. He pushed her away violently. 810 01:03:13,958 --> 01:03:15,751 Later he complained that 811 01:03:16,251 --> 01:03:18,503 his teacher had "kissed" him. 812 01:03:19,672 --> 01:03:21,007 - Kissed...? - No. 813 01:03:21,215 --> 01:03:22,425 He said she kissed him. 814 01:03:22,634 --> 01:03:25,802 Yes. Well, in fact it was a hug. 815 01:03:25,969 --> 01:03:28,972 She was like that with everyone. Affectionate. 816 01:03:29,431 --> 01:03:31,768 She did nothing wrong. 817 01:03:32,101 --> 01:03:34,103 Except make an error of judgment. 818 01:03:36,146 --> 01:03:40,233 An encouraging tap on the back... "Poor judgment!" 819 01:03:41,027 --> 01:03:45,239 My kid came back from summer camp with second-degree burns... 820 01:03:45,447 --> 01:03:46,657 Gaston, please! 821 01:03:46,865 --> 01:03:50,621 Because his counselor wasn't allowed to put sunscreen on him. 822 01:03:52,163 --> 01:03:54,123 Today you work with kids 823 01:03:54,331 --> 01:03:58,795 like with radioactive waste. Hands off or you'll get burned! 824 01:03:58,878 --> 01:04:00,630 - You're exaggerating! - Yeah? 825 01:04:00,880 --> 01:04:03,507 Try teaching kids on a pommel horse 826 01:04:03,715 --> 01:04:05,885 without touching them. Impossible! 827 01:04:06,092 --> 01:04:07,385 Ok, thank you, Gaston. 828 01:04:07,594 --> 01:04:09,054 So I take my whistle 829 01:04:09,262 --> 01:04:11,681 and have them run laps like a jerk, 830 01:04:11,849 --> 01:04:13,643 and they take me for a jerk. 831 01:04:14,351 --> 01:04:17,813 Martine gave the kid a comforting hug. She got burned. 832 01:04:18,021 --> 01:04:19,731 She found it tough. 833 01:04:20,233 --> 01:04:23,152 She did, but you're extrapolating. 834 01:04:23,610 --> 01:04:27,739 We can either help Simon or dump him into someone else's yard. 835 01:04:28,657 --> 01:04:31,159 We can still get through to him. 836 01:04:32,702 --> 01:04:33,829 I suggest a week's detention 837 01:04:34,038 --> 01:04:36,914 and I'll have a specialist see him. 838 01:04:38,416 --> 01:04:40,545 Another specialist! 839 01:05:04,108 --> 01:05:06,570 Did you draw Martine hanging herself? 840 01:05:08,114 --> 01:05:10,199 I'm not normal, don't you know? 841 01:05:10,407 --> 01:05:12,492 You're not the only one who's sad. 842 01:05:13,409 --> 01:05:16,079 But no one else was so mean to her! 843 01:05:45,775 --> 01:05:48,235 Her things. From her desk. 844 01:05:49,487 --> 01:05:52,032 We called her husband. He never came. 845 01:05:53,657 --> 01:05:54,952 I planned to chuck it. 846 01:05:59,289 --> 01:06:01,541 But some of it might be useful. 847 01:06:10,215 --> 01:06:13,969 "So you can read them a new fable every week. 848 01:06:14,179 --> 01:06:15,179 Pierre-ll 849 01:06:15,847 --> 01:06:18,849 Pierre's her husband. He didn't come. 850 01:06:24,105 --> 01:06:26,523 If it's not you, it's your brother. 851 01:06:26,733 --> 01:06:27,692 I haven't any. 852 01:06:27,900 --> 01:06:29,485 Then someone close to you! 853 01:06:29,902 --> 01:06:32,070 Then someone close to you! 854 01:06:32,445 --> 01:06:34,199 For sorely you try me, 855 01:06:34,574 --> 01:06:37,202 You, your shepherds and your dogs. 856 01:06:37,409 --> 01:06:40,536 Oft have I been told: Vengeance must I take. 857 01:06:40,746 --> 01:06:42,873 Thereupon, deep into the woods, 858 01:06:43,083 --> 01:06:46,168 The wolf carried off the lamb and ate it, 859 01:06:46,378 --> 01:06:48,545 Deaf to all appeals. 860 01:06:48,753 --> 01:06:51,882 Very moving, Miss Marie-Frédérique Caron-McCarthy! 861 01:06:52,092 --> 01:06:53,677 What does the fable teach us? 862 01:06:53,885 --> 01:06:55,512 It's unfair for the lamb. 863 01:06:55,719 --> 01:06:57,514 Unfair? Interesting. Why? 864 01:06:57,721 --> 01:06:59,472 It's not the lamb's fault. 865 01:06:59,974 --> 01:07:01,809 Remember how the fable begins. 866 01:07:02,018 --> 01:07:05,563 "Might makes right. As will be plain in sight. " 867 01:07:06,271 --> 01:07:07,438 Do you agree? 868 01:07:08,148 --> 01:07:10,442 So what if we agree or not? 869 01:07:10,650 --> 01:07:14,030 Even if the wolf is wrong, he wins the argument. 870 01:07:14,052 --> 01:07:16,501 - Like you. - Meaning? 871 01:07:16,940 --> 01:07:20,057 A teacher always gets his way, even if it's unfair. 872 01:07:20,420 --> 01:07:23,456 To further explore this, write a fable 873 01:07:23,664 --> 01:07:26,000 on the theme of injustice. 874 01:07:26,429 --> 01:07:28,210 To make it more fair, 875 01:07:28,751 --> 01:07:31,588 I'll also write one that you'll correct. 876 01:07:32,965 --> 01:07:35,552 Go, flee your teacher's injustice. 877 01:07:37,304 --> 01:07:38,597 Have a nice evening! 878 01:08:09,840 --> 01:08:11,800 - Bachir. - Hello. 879 01:08:12,175 --> 01:08:14,135 I thought the pipes were knocking. 880 01:08:14,344 --> 01:08:15,929 Pipes can knock? Lovely. 881 01:08:21,019 --> 01:08:22,895 - How are you? - Fine, thanks. 882 01:08:23,104 --> 01:08:25,064 - And you, Ms Martel? - Good, thanks. 883 01:08:25,314 --> 01:08:26,815 You can call me Claire. 884 01:08:27,024 --> 01:08:28,653 Yes, certainly. 885 01:08:29,654 --> 01:08:30,570 Your coat? 886 01:08:41,707 --> 01:08:42,708 Thank you. 887 01:08:44,293 --> 01:08:45,878 For you, almond samsas. 888 01:08:46,087 --> 01:08:47,047 Thank you. 889 01:08:49,300 --> 01:08:50,969 Can I get you a drink? 890 01:08:52,095 --> 01:08:53,887 A glass of red wine? 891 01:09:00,895 --> 01:09:02,605 Mrs Dumas hasn't arrived? 892 01:09:02,898 --> 01:09:04,858 Pierrette can't make it. 893 01:09:14,493 --> 01:09:16,747 I need a second in the kitchen. 894 01:09:26,216 --> 01:09:27,759 A little ethnic music? 895 01:09:27,967 --> 01:09:30,679 No, my iPod's just on shuffle. 896 01:09:30,886 --> 01:09:32,930 - Shuffle? - Yeah, shuffle. 897 01:09:33,140 --> 01:09:34,099 Oh, shuffle! 898 01:09:34,307 --> 01:09:36,769 - You've no idea what it means. - No. 899 01:09:38,479 --> 01:09:40,023 It just means, random. 900 01:09:40,189 --> 01:09:43,275 It's the iPod that chooses the music. 901 01:09:43,484 --> 01:09:45,988 Like an MP3 player, you know? 902 01:09:46,822 --> 01:09:48,114 An ethnic appetizer? 903 01:09:49,283 --> 01:09:50,701 Thanks, later. 904 01:09:59,711 --> 01:10:01,296 You don't teach just theater? 905 01:10:01,503 --> 01:10:04,466 Theater, conjugations, 906 01:10:04,675 --> 01:10:07,302 vocabulary, dictation, 907 01:10:08,136 --> 01:10:09,430 composition... 908 01:10:13,225 --> 01:10:14,685 Sincerely, I'm sorry, 909 01:10:16,145 --> 01:10:17,521 I can't do it. 910 01:10:18,689 --> 01:10:24,447 I don't know what to say. It's just dinner. We can postpone. 911 01:10:26,407 --> 01:10:27,949 I meant the curriculum. 912 01:10:29,368 --> 01:10:30,411 I'm sorry! 913 01:10:30,619 --> 01:10:33,916 No, it's my fault. I'm so anxious about school. 914 01:10:35,417 --> 01:10:37,043 I worry for the kids. 915 01:10:37,836 --> 01:10:41,882 I imagine them grown up, but still speaking like children. 916 01:10:42,425 --> 01:10:43,635 And it's my fault, 917 01:10:44,636 --> 01:10:48,390 because I've forgotten to put some color in their lives, 918 01:10:48,765 --> 01:10:52,645 some African violets in their classroom. 919 01:10:54,563 --> 01:10:58,109 I feel guilty for having abandoned them. 920 01:10:58,359 --> 01:11:01,904 Even the ones we're not able to reach, we don't abandon. 921 01:11:04,783 --> 01:11:07,243 Did you know Martine Lachance well? 922 01:11:09,746 --> 01:11:11,039 Quite well, yes. 923 01:11:11,791 --> 01:11:15,627 Do you think there's a link between Simon and her suicide? 924 01:11:16,253 --> 01:11:19,172 Martine hadn't been well for a long time. 925 01:11:19,631 --> 01:11:21,051 She had anxiety attacks. 926 01:11:21,260 --> 01:11:23,011 But suicide... 927 01:11:23,554 --> 01:11:25,639 - Can we change the subject? - To...? 928 01:11:25,847 --> 01:11:28,766 You left Algeria because of terrorism? 929 01:11:30,103 --> 01:11:31,270 You could say that. 930 01:11:31,479 --> 01:11:32,521 When? 931 01:11:33,398 --> 01:11:35,024 A few years ago. 932 01:11:35,483 --> 01:11:37,152 - Did you teach during the war? - No. 933 01:11:37,359 --> 01:11:39,113 Well, yes. 934 01:11:40,698 --> 01:11:41,657 Yes. 935 01:11:41,865 --> 01:11:43,576 Did you discuss it in class? 936 01:11:44,493 --> 01:11:47,747 - About what? - Terrorism, the victims? 937 01:11:47,954 --> 01:11:49,541 You mean the dead, Claire? 938 01:11:49,750 --> 01:11:51,333 - You used my first name. - Yes. 939 01:11:51,542 --> 01:11:52,836 No turning back. 940 01:11:53,043 --> 01:11:54,837 It would be strange, I admit. 941 01:11:59,676 --> 01:12:00,761 More wine? 942 01:12:01,304 --> 01:12:02,512 Absolutely. 943 01:12:08,729 --> 01:12:11,523 It's getting a bit warmer, and up there? 944 01:12:12,231 --> 01:12:13,775 Jeez! 945 01:12:15,152 --> 01:12:17,780 No. Well, I have someone for dinner. 946 01:12:18,948 --> 01:12:20,617 No, a colleague. 947 01:12:22,159 --> 01:12:23,036 It's him. 948 01:12:24,162 --> 01:12:25,662 Algeria. 949 01:12:26,413 --> 01:12:28,375 Arabia is 4000 km. from there. 950 01:12:29,292 --> 01:12:31,045 I'll call tomorrow, Mom. 951 01:12:32,087 --> 01:12:33,963 Ok, bye. 952 01:12:36,176 --> 01:12:38,136 My mother in Chibougamau. 953 01:12:41,515 --> 01:12:43,099 I'm an immigrant too. 954 01:12:43,307 --> 01:12:45,018 I left home for Africa. 955 01:12:45,519 --> 01:12:48,564 I saw Dakar, Bamako, 956 01:12:48,730 --> 01:12:50,733 Ouagadougou, before Montréal! 957 01:12:52,109 --> 01:12:54,069 You share that with your kids? 958 01:12:54,694 --> 01:12:55,488 Yes. 959 01:12:56,698 --> 01:12:59,076 You must share with your kids too. 960 01:12:59,451 --> 01:13:00,243 Share what? 961 01:13:00,452 --> 01:13:02,578 Your story, where you're from. 962 01:13:03,079 --> 01:13:04,081 No. 963 01:13:04,456 --> 01:13:08,418 - What about your culture? - It's not in the curriculum. 964 01:13:08,586 --> 01:13:11,381 But exile is another kind of journey. 965 01:13:13,423 --> 01:13:14,635 No, Claire. 966 01:13:15,135 --> 01:13:17,971 For most immigrants, it's a trip without papers 967 01:13:18,346 --> 01:13:21,225 uprooted to a country whose culture is foreign. 968 01:13:25,145 --> 01:13:26,146 Yes. 969 01:15:20,524 --> 01:15:23,443 I don't know why, the violet is dying. 970 01:15:25,237 --> 01:15:27,197 Too close to the window, maybe. 971 01:15:27,905 --> 01:15:29,449 You have to talk to it. 972 01:15:29,826 --> 01:15:32,119 - About what? - Anything. 973 01:15:32,619 --> 01:15:35,372 About you. Tell it about yourself, Bachir. 974 01:15:36,123 --> 01:15:38,127 It will shrivel with boredom! 975 01:15:40,546 --> 01:15:42,256 Too bad you think that. 976 01:15:43,297 --> 01:15:44,507 Come on, kids. 977 01:15:56,689 --> 01:15:58,606 As I was strolling... Strolling... 978 01:15:58,774 --> 01:16:00,275 L - L - I - N - G. 979 01:16:00,484 --> 01:16:02,485 - Tense? - Imperfect. 980 01:16:02,694 --> 01:16:05,072 Along in the sunshine. S - H... 981 01:16:05,280 --> 01:16:07,242 I - N - E. 982 01:16:07,868 --> 01:16:09,703 Who knows what a nymph is? 983 01:16:12,788 --> 01:16:13,582 Boris. 984 01:16:13,957 --> 01:16:17,420 A nymph is like an insect that's ready to become 985 01:16:18,046 --> 01:16:20,256 a butterfly. Like a chrysalis. 986 01:16:20,631 --> 01:16:21,923 Very good. 987 01:16:22,466 --> 01:16:24,176 Any other vocabulary? 988 01:16:25,261 --> 01:16:28,515 Defenestrate. 989 01:16:29,975 --> 01:16:31,143 Is that Balzac? 990 01:16:32,019 --> 01:16:33,479 No, a newspaper article. 991 01:16:34,688 --> 01:16:36,483 Are we correcting the news? 992 01:16:37,942 --> 01:16:40,819 Defenestrate means to throw from a window. 993 01:16:41,029 --> 01:16:42,238 Put away the paper. 994 01:16:42,447 --> 01:16:44,574 My granddad defenestrated himself. 995 01:16:46,952 --> 01:16:50,456 A long time ago in Chile. The army imprisoned him. 996 01:16:50,663 --> 01:16:52,332 He was tortured. 997 01:16:52,541 --> 01:16:56,212 He killed himself after being released, or escaping... 998 01:16:59,632 --> 01:17:01,467 Did you discuss it with anyone? 999 01:17:01,676 --> 01:17:02,719 My mom. 1000 01:17:03,011 --> 01:17:05,222 When Martine killed herself, we... 1001 01:17:05,430 --> 01:17:06,974 It's not the same at all! 1002 01:17:07,182 --> 01:17:08,475 I never said it was. 1003 01:17:08,684 --> 01:17:10,685 With Granddad we know why. Torture. 1004 01:17:10,895 --> 01:17:12,980 With Martine, we don't know why. 1005 01:17:14,733 --> 01:17:17,110 Anyone else talk about it at home? 1006 01:17:17,319 --> 01:17:20,488 Why discuss suicide? You're no psychologist. 1007 01:17:20,697 --> 01:17:22,617 Spoken like your parents. 1008 01:17:23,326 --> 01:17:25,537 Anyone who wants to speak, feel free. 1009 01:17:32,336 --> 01:17:33,753 Want to say something? 1010 01:17:34,880 --> 01:17:39,342 Everyone thinks we're traumatized. But it's the adults who are. 1011 01:17:40,761 --> 01:17:41,805 Anyone else? 1012 01:17:43,347 --> 01:17:44,850 Simon wants to talk. 1013 01:17:45,057 --> 01:17:46,434 Are you nuts? 1014 01:17:47,476 --> 01:17:49,061 Why'd you raise your hand? 1015 01:17:49,270 --> 01:17:53,275 I didn't. If you have something to say, say it. 1016 01:17:54,819 --> 01:17:58,280 I already said what I had to say in my composition. 1017 01:18:01,952 --> 01:18:03,369 Go ahead, spit it out! 1018 01:18:03,578 --> 01:18:05,997 - Simon. - Say it's my fault! 1019 01:18:06,206 --> 01:18:07,957 You said it, not me. 1020 01:18:08,167 --> 01:18:09,585 Be more respectful. 1021 01:18:09,960 --> 01:18:11,587 - Goddamn coward! - Alice! 1022 01:18:12,087 --> 01:18:15,757 I'll tell you what she thinks. That it's my fault. 1023 01:18:15,966 --> 01:18:18,927 It's my fault because I told on Mrs Lachance. 1024 01:18:19,095 --> 01:18:21,390 I didn't want her acting like my mom. 1025 01:18:21,599 --> 01:18:25,560 Simon, you liked Martine just like the rest of us. 1026 01:18:26,103 --> 01:18:29,273 She gave you privileges and helped you with homework. 1027 01:18:29,481 --> 01:18:32,194 She gave me the camera, but I never asked. 1028 01:18:32,402 --> 01:18:33,737 I never asked for a kiss! 1029 01:18:35,613 --> 01:18:37,239 Liar! 1030 01:18:37,615 --> 01:18:39,911 She hugged you after you cried. 1031 01:18:40,118 --> 01:18:42,913 Happy now? Saying that I was crying. 1032 01:18:43,122 --> 01:18:45,917 You never cry. You're perfect, a real guy. 1033 01:18:46,167 --> 01:18:48,670 It's true, she didn't kiss me. 1034 01:18:48,878 --> 01:18:51,797 But she hugged me, and I didn't like it. 1035 01:18:53,591 --> 01:18:55,551 It's not my fault. 1036 01:18:56,011 --> 01:18:59,140 It's not my fault, what happened. Right? 1037 01:19:00,307 --> 01:19:02,060 It's not my fault? 1038 01:19:11,110 --> 01:19:12,529 It's not your fault. 1039 01:19:13,905 --> 01:19:16,033 Martine hadn't been well. 1040 01:19:16,742 --> 01:19:19,621 She knew I brought the milk on Thursdays. 1041 01:19:19,912 --> 01:19:22,498 She knew I'd see her like that. 1042 01:20:05,713 --> 01:20:09,175 Don't try to find a meaning to Martine's death. 1043 01:20:09,384 --> 01:20:10,760 There isn't one. 1044 01:20:13,387 --> 01:20:16,766 A classroom is a home for... 1045 01:20:17,810 --> 01:20:19,228 It's a place 1046 01:20:20,186 --> 01:20:21,479 of friendship, 1047 01:20:22,439 --> 01:20:23,733 of work, 1048 01:20:24,775 --> 01:20:27,654 and courtesy. Yes, courtesy. 1049 01:20:28,947 --> 01:20:30,614 A place full of life. 1050 01:20:30,823 --> 01:20:32,658 Where you devote your life. 1051 01:20:32,868 --> 01:20:35,246 A place where you give of your life. 1052 01:20:36,581 --> 01:20:39,751 Not infect a whole school with your despair. 1053 01:21:25,635 --> 01:21:29,639 The Algiers police report submitted by counsel 1054 01:21:30,472 --> 01:21:33,268 rules out that the fire was an accident 1055 01:21:33,476 --> 01:21:35,354 and confirms it was 1056 01:21:35,561 --> 01:21:38,064 a criminal attack on your family. 1057 01:21:39,608 --> 01:21:41,110 Thus, if I may... 1058 01:21:41,653 --> 01:21:42,813 I declare... 1059 01:21:44,697 --> 01:21:46,448 that the asylum-seeker... 1060 01:21:47,158 --> 01:21:49,953 is a refugee as defined by the convention. 1061 01:21:51,329 --> 01:21:53,832 It has been shown he rightly fears 1062 01:21:54,041 --> 01:21:57,670 persecution for a reason covered by the convention. 1063 01:21:58,462 --> 01:22:01,257 I also declare that he is in need of protection 1064 01:22:01,466 --> 01:22:05,011 and that departing him to Algeria would expose him 1065 01:22:05,220 --> 01:22:06,680 to threats on his life 1066 01:22:06,887 --> 01:22:11,310 or the threat of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment. 1067 01:22:11,726 --> 01:22:13,770 There is good reason to fear that 1068 01:22:13,979 --> 01:22:18,024 sending him back would expose him to the risk of torture. 1069 01:22:52,021 --> 01:22:53,814 I fixed your chair. 1070 01:22:54,024 --> 01:22:55,065 Thanks. 1071 01:22:57,819 --> 01:22:58,904 Bachir! 1072 01:23:01,239 --> 01:23:02,283 Meet my mom. 1073 01:23:02,449 --> 01:23:04,202 Hello! Delighted to meet you! 1074 01:23:04,409 --> 01:23:06,747 Me too. I've heard so much about you. 1075 01:23:07,413 --> 01:23:10,417 The rules strictly forbid me to say this, 1076 01:23:10,626 --> 01:23:13,170 but Alice may well be my favorite! 1077 01:23:16,548 --> 01:23:18,176 - My kiss! - Bye. 1078 01:23:20,427 --> 01:23:21,595 Have a good day. 1079 01:23:23,389 --> 01:23:25,475 I wanted to thank you. 1080 01:23:25,684 --> 01:23:27,728 It's been rough with everything, 1081 01:23:27,936 --> 01:23:30,230 and because I was away a lot. 1082 01:23:30,439 --> 01:23:32,524 She showed great maturity. 1083 01:23:32,983 --> 01:23:35,737 You gave her so much support. You were... 1084 01:23:36,988 --> 01:23:38,113 solid. 1085 01:23:38,907 --> 01:23:40,742 So thank you. 1086 01:23:40,951 --> 01:23:42,284 Thank you very much. 1087 01:23:42,827 --> 01:23:43,703 Thanks. 1088 01:23:43,912 --> 01:23:46,122 - Goodbye. - Thank you so much! 1089 01:24:12,527 --> 01:24:14,238 You had to dredge up Martine? 1090 01:24:14,445 --> 01:24:16,739 What? The kids brought it up. 1091 01:24:16,948 --> 01:24:18,658 Bachir, don't play games. 1092 01:24:22,956 --> 01:24:25,082 You keep reopening her grave. 1093 01:24:25,375 --> 01:24:28,502 You sent Alice's text to Simon's parents, despite... 1094 01:24:28,712 --> 01:24:31,506 He needs his parents, who are totally absent. 1095 01:24:31,715 --> 01:24:33,466 Bachir, stop! 1096 01:24:33,676 --> 01:24:35,677 You're not a permanent resident. 1097 01:24:36,261 --> 01:24:37,305 You know? 1098 01:24:37,971 --> 01:24:39,306 You're a refugee. 1099 01:24:43,103 --> 01:24:44,104 You hushed it up? 1100 01:24:44,313 --> 01:24:47,064 When I found out, I decided to let it go. 1101 01:24:47,815 --> 01:24:49,525 The class was doing well. 1102 01:24:51,110 --> 01:24:52,029 And now? 1103 01:24:52,238 --> 01:24:54,323 Now the cat's out of the bag. 1104 01:24:54,532 --> 01:24:57,827 Marie-Fred's parents grilled me. They'd investigated. 1105 01:24:58,036 --> 01:24:59,537 Simon's parents called. 1106 01:24:59,746 --> 01:25:03,458 I can't ignore it all. The Board is on my back. 1107 01:25:06,878 --> 01:25:08,631 What did you do in Algeria? 1108 01:25:11,760 --> 01:25:12,676 I ran a restaurant. 1109 01:25:13,427 --> 01:25:14,554 Shit! 1110 01:25:17,599 --> 01:25:20,060 I don't know which of us looks dumber. 1111 01:25:21,604 --> 01:25:24,023 I won't abandon them. The year's almost over. 1112 01:25:24,564 --> 01:25:27,525 Audrey's with your class. I found a replacement. 1113 01:25:27,984 --> 01:25:29,278 You can do something. 1114 01:25:29,488 --> 01:25:31,198 I did too much already. 1115 01:25:31,530 --> 01:25:34,451 At least they're letting me finish the year. 1116 01:25:35,452 --> 01:25:36,578 You? 1117 01:25:38,914 --> 01:25:40,500 I'm so sorry. 1118 01:25:41,751 --> 01:25:44,837 Get your briefcase at recess. We'll send the rest. 1119 01:25:45,171 --> 01:25:48,759 I don't want a scene in front of the kids. Understand? 1120 01:25:52,011 --> 01:25:54,347 Let me teach the class today. 1121 01:25:54,847 --> 01:25:56,516 I'll say I have to leave. 1122 01:25:56,891 --> 01:25:58,603 I can't not say goodbye. 1123 01:26:02,481 --> 01:26:04,943 Martine left without saying goodbye. 1124 01:26:33,932 --> 01:26:35,016 Boris? 1125 01:26:35,309 --> 01:26:38,479 You get a bonus point for consulting a dictionary. 1126 01:26:38,689 --> 01:26:39,648 Yes! 1127 01:27:09,847 --> 01:27:12,850 Victor, it's very good you looked it up. 1128 01:27:39,421 --> 01:27:41,800 And now, if you like, you'll 1129 01:27:42,591 --> 01:27:43,802 correct my fable. 1130 01:27:44,011 --> 01:27:45,136 Yes! 1131 01:27:49,641 --> 01:27:53,104 I'll read it. When you see a mistake, you stop me. 1132 01:27:54,146 --> 01:27:55,899 - Ready? - Yes. 1133 01:28:00,110 --> 01:28:02,907 The Tree and the Chrysalis 1134 01:28:03,114 --> 01:28:04,992 by Bachir Lazhar 1135 01:28:08,119 --> 01:28:11,332 After an unjust death, there's nothing to say. 1136 01:28:12,083 --> 01:28:13,502 Nothing at all. 1137 01:28:14,752 --> 01:28:16,921 As will become clear below. 1138 01:28:20,551 --> 01:28:22,511 From the branch of an olive tree, 1139 01:28:22,845 --> 01:28:27,432 there hung a tiny chrysalis the color of emerald. 1140 01:28:27,809 --> 01:28:31,689 Tomorrow it would be a butterfly, freed from it's cocoon. 1141 01:28:32,564 --> 01:28:33,983 Its. I - t - s. 1142 01:28:35,442 --> 01:28:38,404 The tree was happy to see his chrysalis grown, 1143 01:28:39,445 --> 01:28:43,326 but secretly, he wanted to keep her a few mor years. 1144 01:28:43,534 --> 01:28:46,371 More, m-o-r-e. 1145 01:28:46,912 --> 01:28:49,039 "So long as she remembers me. " 1146 01:28:49,541 --> 01:28:51,460 He'd shielded her from gusts, 1147 01:28:51,752 --> 01:28:53,712 saved her from ants. 1148 01:28:54,130 --> 01:28:56,131 But tomorrow she would leave 1149 01:28:56,340 --> 01:28:59,720 to affront alone predators and poor whether. 1150 01:28:59,927 --> 01:29:02,096 Weather, w-e-a. 1151 01:29:02,305 --> 01:29:03,640 That night, 1152 01:29:04,140 --> 01:29:06,310 a fire ravaged the forest, 1153 01:29:06,518 --> 01:29:09,898 and the chrysalis never became a butterfly. 1154 01:29:10,523 --> 01:29:12,399 At dawn, the ashes cold, 1155 01:29:12,984 --> 01:29:15,612 the tree still stood, 1156 01:29:15,904 --> 01:29:18,323 but his heart was charred, 1157 01:29:18,532 --> 01:29:21,952 scarred by the flames, scarred at grief. 1158 01:29:22,161 --> 01:29:24,997 Scarred by grief. 1159 01:29:25,538 --> 01:29:26,748 Ever since then, 1160 01:29:27,373 --> 01:29:29,627 when a bird alights on the tree, 1161 01:29:29,836 --> 01:29:33,756 the tree tells it about the chrysalis that never woke up. 1162 01:29:35,050 --> 01:29:36,760 He pictures her, wings spread, 1163 01:29:36,967 --> 01:29:39,555 flitting across a clear blue sky, 1164 01:29:39,764 --> 01:29:42,140 drunk on nectar and freedom, 1165 01:29:42,350 --> 01:29:46,020 the discreet witness to our love stories.