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It All Starts Today is a french film of genre Drama directed by Bertrand Tavernier with Philippe Torreton
It All Starts Today (1999)
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Add to a movie listLength 1h57
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
OriginFrance
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education
Rating73%
It All Starts Today (French: Ça commence aujourd'hui) is a 1999 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.
Synopsis
Daniel est directeur d'une école maternelle dans le nord de la France qui n'est pas en zone d'éducation prioritaire. Enseignant avec passion et convictions, il doit faire face à la petite délinquance, à des institutions publiques dépassées par l'ampleur de la détresse sociale des familles, qui sont frappées par la pauvreté (causée par la désindustrialisation et les pertes d'emplois...35 % de chômage dans la population active de la commune), et à une hiérarchie quelque peu méprisante.Actors
Philippe Torreton
(Daniel Lefebvre)
Nadia Kaci
(Samia Damouni)
Véronique Ataly
(Madame Lienard)
Emmanuelle Bercot
(Madame Tievot)
Françoise Bette
(Madame Delacourt)
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