"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
Nicolas Mauvernay
Producer
Carlo Varini
Director of Photography
Screenplay
Director
Dominique Gentil
Yves Deschamps
Editor
Philippe Lopes-Curval
Arthur Cohn
Jean-Jacques Bouhon
Jean-Pierre Gaillot
Set Decoration
Vincent Vatoux
Sound
Pierre Ferrari
Art Direction
Sylvie Duval
Key Makeup Artist
Catherine Hofer
Assistant Director
Françoise Guégan
Costume Design
Nicolas David
Title Graphics
François Chauvaud
Production Design
Eric Perron
Set Costumer
Bernard Lorain
Production Manager
Frédéric Casnin
Color Timer
Berengere Dominguez
Visual Effects Coordinator
Associate Producer
Françoise Thouvenot
Script Supervisor
Slim Pezin
Music Supervisor
Luc Augereau
Visual Effects Producer
Françoise Rouge
Painter
Agathe Hassenforder
Casting
Odile Fourquin
Makeup Artist
Sylvie Brocheré
Georges Chaperot
Original Film Writer
René Wheeler
Noël-Noël
Bruno Coulais
Original Music Composer