Monsieur Lazhar

After a Montreal school is rocked by the classroom suicide of a fourth-grade teacher, a soft-spoken, middle-aged Algerian national (Mohamed Fellag) offers his services as her replacement. As the semester moves along, he helps the children deal with the trauma and comes to terms with the stunning torments in his own past. Heralded Canadian drama also stars Sophie Nélisse, Danielle Proulx. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; featurettes; interview. In French with English subtitles.