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Entre les murs (English: The Class; lit. Between the Walls) is a 2008 film directed by Laurent Cantet, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Franois Bgaudeau. The film received the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival[1], making it the first French film in 21 years to do so. The last one was Sous le soleil de Satan by Maurice Pialat.<br />
The novel is a semi-autobiographical account of Bgaudeau's experiences as a literature teacher in an inner city middle school in Paris. The film stars Franois Bgaudeau in the role of the teacher.<br />
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