Philippe Falardeau, director
Foreign Language Film /
Canada, "Monsieur Lazhar"
Film Synopsis
Bachir Lazhar has emigrated from his native Algeria to Canada, where he is awaiting approval of his asylum application. When he is hired as a substitute teacher at a French-Canadian school, Bachir finds that he is often ill-equipped to deal with his new students and their shock over their previous teacher’s death.
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Academy Awards History
This is the sixth Academy Award nomination for Canada. Previous nominations were:
INCENDIES (2010)
Nominee, Foreign Language Film
WATER (2006)
Nominee, Foreign Language Film
THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS (2003)
Winner, Foreign Language Film
JESUS OF MONTREAL (1989)
Nominee, Foreign Language Film
THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE (1986)
Nominee, Foreign Language Film
Other Nominees /
Foreign Language Film
