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LA COUR DE BABEL (SCHOOL OF BABEL)
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Release date : Mar 12, 2014
 
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Completed - FRENCH - Documentary - 89 minutes

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2013 (Debut)
  • Berlin EFM 2014 (Premiere)
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Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Julie BERTUCCELLI

Synopsis

They have all just arrived in France. They may be Irish, Serb, Brazilian, Tunisian, Chinese or Senegalese. These youngsters aged between 11 and 15 find themselves in the same reception class of a Parisian junior high-school to learn French. Director Julie Bertuccelli followed their struggle to get to grips with a new language over the course of a year.
In this multicultural arena, we see the innocence, the enthusiasm and inner turmoil of these teenagers, caught in the midst of starting out on a new life. This insight challenges preconceived ideas about school, youth, religion and integration and delivers a message full of hope.

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE

BELGIUM Mar 12, 2014 LES FILMS DE L'
FRANCE Mar 12, 2014 PYRAMIDE DISTRI
ITALY Apr 23, 2015 KITCHENFILM S.R
JAPAN UNITED PEOPLE
JAPAN UNITED PEOPLE
SWEDEN FOLKETS BIO
SWITZERLAN Mar 19, 2014 AGORA FILMS
UNITED KIN Dec 05, 2014 NEW WAVE FILMS


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