Florence is a school teacher devoted to her students. When she encounters young Sacha, a child with problems, she will do everything she can to help him, even to the point of neglecting her own children, her own life, and of questioning her vocation. Little by little Florence realizes that learning has no age limit.
Acting
Sara Forestier's restrained spiral into self-destruction
Direction
Angel's refusal to judge her protagonist
Director
Hélène Angel
Sara Forestier
Florence Mautret
Vincent Elbaz
Mathieu
Guilaine Londez
Madame Duru
Olivia Côte
Marlène Peillard
Patrick d'Assumçao
M. Sabatier
Lucie Desclozeaux
Laure la stagiaire
Frédéric Boismoreau
Rémy le gardien
Laure Calamy
Christine Drouet
Antoine Gouy
Le père de Denis
Anne Bouvier
La mère de Charlie
Denis Sebbah
M. Hadjaj
Eric Bougnon
Enseignant
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film sparked debate in France about teacher burnout and the romanticized 'dedicated educator' trope.
The title 'Elementary' refers to both primary school and the basic, often ignored truth that caregivers need care too.
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