| School Life | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Grand Corps Malade Mehdi Idir |
| Producer: | Grand Corps Malade Mehdi Idir |
| Starring: | Liam Pierron Zita Hanrot Moussa Monsaly |
| Music: | Angelo Foley |
| Distributor: | Netflix |
| Runtime: | 111 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French Arabic |
| Budget: | $5.10 million [1] |
| Gross: | $14.2 million [2] |
School Life (French: La Vie scolaire) is a 2019 French teen comedy drama film written and directed by Grand Corps Malade and Mehdi Idir.[3] The film stars Liam Pierron, Zita Hanrot and Moussa Monsaly in the lead roles. The film was released in France on 28 August 2019 and received positive reviews from critics becoming a box office success.[4] [5] The film was streamed via Netflix on 10 April 2020.[6] [7] It also received a number of awards and nominations at international film festivals.
The new vice principal of a middle school in the suburb of Paris, Saint-Denis, Samia is warned by her fellow teachers that students are unmotivated and do not abide by discipline. She sees things in a completely different manner compared to others. However, when she gets to know the students, especially Yanis who is quite sharp and intelligent but disillusioned by a world that seems to have turned its back on him and his family, she tries her best to help him become more motivated to improve his grades and pursue a future in film.[8]
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Seville European Film Festival | Cinephiles of the Future Award | |
| 2020 | César Awards | Most Promising Actor (Liam Pierron) | |
| Globes do Cristal Awards | Schwab Film | ||
| Best Actress (Zita Hanrot) |