"In 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration."
Gérard Jugnot
as Clément Mathieu
François Berléand
as Rachin
Kad Merad
as Chabert
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
as Father Maxence
Marie Bunel
as Violette Morhange
Jean-Baptiste Maunier
as Pierre Morhange
Maxence Perrin
as Pépinot
Grégory Gatignol
as Pascal Mondain
Thomas Blumenthal
as Corbin
Cyril Bernicot
as Le Querrec
Philippe du Janerand
as Mr. Langlois
Carole Weiss
as Countess
Erick Desmarestz
as Doctor Dervaux
Didier Flamand
as Pépinot adult
Jacques Perrin
as Pierre Morhange adult
Simon Fargeot
as Boniface
Théodule Carré-Cassaigne
as Leclerc
Armen Godel
as Doctor
Steve Gadler
as Pierre Morhange's Assistant
Paul Chariéras
as Régent
Monique Ditisheim
as Mother Marie
Fabrice Dubusset
as Carpentier
Marielle Coubaillon
as Mrs. Rachin
Violette Barratier
as Rachin's daughter
Christophe Borie
as Child
Christophe Barratier
Music
Philippe Lopes-Curval
Screenplay
Nicolas Mauvernay
Producer
Yves Deschamps
Editor
Director
Carlo Varini
Director of Photography
Arthur Cohn
Dominique Gentil
Jean-Jacques Bouhon
Pierre Ferrari
Art Direction
Jean-Pierre Gaillot
Set Decoration
Sylvie Duval
Key Makeup Artist
Vincent Vatoux
Sound
Françoise Guégan
Costume Design
Eric Perron
Set Costumer
Françoise Rouge
Painter
Agathe Hassenforder
Casting
Françoise Thouvenot
Script Supervisor
Slim Pezin
Music Supervisor
Nicolas David
Title Graphics
Catherine Hofer
Assistant Director
Associate Producer
Frédéric Casnin
Color Timer
Sylvie Brocheré
Bernard Lorain
Production Manager
Berengere Dominguez
Visual Effects Coordinator
François Chauvaud
Production Design
Luc Augereau
Visual Effects Producer
Odile Fourquin
Makeup Artist
Georges Chaperot
Original Film Writer
René Wheeler
Noël-Noël
Bruno Coulais
Original Music Composer