Sulan Film Society Autumn Season of films commences with Monsieur Lazhar. Dir: Phillippe Falardeau Canada 2011 94 mins Cert 12A Starring: Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nèlisse, Èmellien Nèron, Brigette Poupart, Danielle Prouix Language: French After a Montreal school teacher commits suicide one night after class, she is replaced by Bachir Lazhar (Fellag), an Algerian immigrant seeking political refuge in Quebec. Lazhar introduces traditional teaching methods to his new class, he begins to develop close relationships with two of two of his pupils: a boy traumatized by his discovery of the former teacher’s body, and a girl whose interpretation of the event provokes unforeseen revelations. 2011 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film—Toronto International Film Festival 2012.