‘The Class’

Teacher/novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

Running time/rating: 2:08; PG-13 for language

What they’re saying: “Shot in HD with three cameras, this group of 14- and 15-year-olds is completely real and exactly observed as they fuss and dispute with each other and their teacher over issues that by their nature mix the personal, the cultural and the political.” – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times