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Once in a Lifetime

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A teacher in an urban high school tries to motivate her students by challenging them to enter a national competition.
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Audience Member Anyone who teaches or ever taught middle or high school should definitely see this amazing movie based on a true story. And its an inspiring story for anyone. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie's about a group of students who are EXTREMELY misbehaved, selfish and vulgar. Seemingly overnight their attitudes change after learning the horrors of the holocaust. It starts off with promise but quickly turns into an eye rolling melodrama partly due to weak second half acting. It seems the french teen actors were much more able at acting rudely and selfishly, which is unsurprising i guess. Oh, also theres a strange focus early on about the quiet kid who always sits alone. However the plot moves on from him and the movie carrys on. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member It is good to see how a same issue (which is strong enough) unites a to a classroom that looks a mess in the beginning of the story. The main problem is the issue has been employed so many times that it looks too stereotypical. But, OK, it is a good movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member É mais um daqueles filmes sobre uma turma de alunos desacreditados que são estimulados por um professor e vencem um concurso. História real sobre uma turma que foi vencedora com um trabalho sobre o shoah. Mais do mesmo! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Un film sur une histoire vraie dans une classe en banlieues avec des élèves insupportables dont la prof. va arrivé à les faire étudier et arrêter de se battre. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A teacher in an urban high school tries to motivate her students by challenging them to enter a national competition.
Director
Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Producer
Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, Pierre Kubel
Screenwriter
Ahmed Dramé, Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Production Co
Orange Studio, UGC, Loma Nasha Films, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, Vendredi Film, France 2 Cinéma
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 14, 2017
Runtime
1h 45m
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