The Class is based on the 2006 novel Entre les Murs (Between the Walls) by French writer François Bégaudeau. Bégaudeau, along with screenwriters Robin Campillo and Larent Cantet, adapted the novel for the screen. The French title comes from a line in the song Senegal Fast Food by Amadou and Miriam. The line goes: "Entre les murs se faufiler
dans l'ascenseur...ascenseur pour le ghetto" [Between the walls (they're) slipping into the elevator...elevator to the ghetto].
More or less, since the novel is a semi-autobiographical account of Bégaudeau's experiences as a literature teacher in an inner city middle school in Paris, and François Bégaudeau stars as himself.
The original word in French was petasse, which was translated into the American English slang word skank. Both petasse and skank can best be translated to mean "slut".
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- How long is The Class?2 hours and 8 minutes
- When was The Class released?March 13, 2009
- What is the IMDb rating of The Class?7.5 out of 10
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- Who are the characters in The Class?François Marin, Agame, Angélica, and Carl
- What is the plot of The Class?Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
- What was the budget for The Class?2.5 million
- How much did The Class earn at the worldwide box office?$29.3 million
- How much did The Class earn at the US box office?$3.77 million
- What is The Class rated?PG-13
- What genre is The Class?Drama
- How many awards has The Class won?11 awards
- How many awards has The Class been nominated for?44 nominations
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