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Skirt Day

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A teacher, driven to exasperation from insults and insubordination, takes her class hostage.

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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 09/17/2010
2/5
Just what is writer-director Jean-Paul Lilienfeld's endgame? Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 07/18/2022
A film so enigmatic that it gives itself the perverse luxury of starting with the finally. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Chris Buckle The Skinny 12/13/2010
3/5
There is significant salvation in the form of a committed lead turn from Isabelle Adjani, which won her a record-breaking fifth Best Actress Cesar. Go to Full Review
Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald 10/22/2010
1.5/4
Skirt Day, which has the feel of a mediocre stage play transplanted to the screen, grows duller and more preposterous as it unfolds, with Adjani's illogical antics becoming shriller and less sympathetic as the standoff stretches on. Go to Full Review
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12/29/2020 Has the luxury of examination and consideration of many characters precicsely because it is so unrealistic; every individual making a bad to terrible choice removes any sympathy for any character See more 02/01/2015 This must-see film takes place in one of the Paris banlieux (impoverished, rough, immigrant neighborhoods). Isabelle Adjani plays a teacher in a high school for immigrant kids. Suspenseful hold-your-breath drama that sheds light on the plight of Muslim immigrants in Europe, and the near-impossible task of teaching enlightenment values in a context of poverty and extreme cultural difference. See more 06/11/2014 Adjiani does the best she can with the flawed material. But the character is too illogical for the movie to be any good. Everything that happens is just so damn implausible. See more 05/27/2012 Film assez dur sur une prof qui pête les plombs, un incident qui agrave tout, coupables et innocents...un système à (C)ducatif remis en question...et une tragà (C)die qui se joue pour tous... See more 12/01/2011 What a stunner! Adjani's amazing performance and the dissecting of the multi-layered friends and foes relationships between the headteacher - teacher - pupil - parents' mini-society make this drama unique and unforgettable. The drama unfolds at breakneck speed in just under one and a half hours. I felt it could have been a bit longer with more elongated suspenses and non-dits, See more 04/19/2011 The film's greatest value is showing how complex and ambiguous the endless racism discussion is. Adjani (although almost unrecognisable) is commanding! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A teacher, driven to exasperation from insults and insubordination, takes her class hostage.
Director
Jean-Paul Lilienfeld
Producer
Bénédicte Lesage, Ariel Askénazi
Screenwriter
Jean-Paul Lilienfeld
Production Co
Mascaret Films, RTBF, Fontana, Arte France
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Runtime
1h 27m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)