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Monsieur Lazhar

2011 film by Philippe Falardeau
Movie film Q1679872
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Summary

Monsieur Lazhar is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,430 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture[3], Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film[4]
  • Director: Philippe Falardeau[5]
  • Screenwriter: Philippe Falardeau[6], Evelyne de la Chenelière[7]
  • Composer: Martin Léon[8]
  • Genre: drama film[9], comedy film[10]
  • Cast member: Mohamed Fellag[11], Sophie Nélisse[12], Émilien Néron[13], Danielle Proulx[14], Brigitte Poupart[15], Evelyne de la Chenelière[16], André Robitaille[17], Daniel Gadouas[18], Francine Ruel[19], Louis Champagne[20], Marie Charlebois[21], Stéphane Demers[22], Bachir Bensaddek[23], Hélène Grégoire[24]
  • Producer: Luc Déry[25], Kim McCraw[26]
  • Production company: micro_scope[27]
  • Director of photography: Ronald Plante[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: French[29]
  • Review score: 97%[30], 8.2/10[31], 82/100[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: Canada[34]
  • Publication date: August 8, 2011[35], April 12, 2012[36], September 20, 2012[37]
  • Distributed by: Music Box Films[38], Vertigo Média[39]
  • Narrative location: Montreal[40]
  • Official website: http://www.monsieurlazhar.com[41]
  • Main subject: suicide[42]
  • Film editor: Stéphane Lafleur[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[44], International Submission to the Academy Awards[45]
  • Title: Monsieur Lazhar[46]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[47]
  • Duration: 94 minutes[48]
  • NMHH film rating: Category III[49]
  • Costume designer: Francesca Chamberland[50]

Why It Matters

Monsieur Lazhar has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did Monsieur Lazhar receive?

Honors received include Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture[3] and Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film[4].

Related Entities

Canada film Sophie Nélisse

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'hy', 'id',
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    Publication date → +2011-08-08T00:00:00Z, +2012-04-12T00:00:00Z, +2012-09-20T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Philippe Falardeau, Evelyne de la Chenelière
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