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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
Sabri Lahlali, the assistant principal of a local high school, is ready to do anything to ensure that his son, who is about to take his high school diploma, has the ideal academic record. But he doesn't know how far his enterprise will take him.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 56GoodWatch 53
IMDb5.6
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −27 min on the typical 109
typical 10982Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 16 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+6Released
2023
May 10, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
and 7 more10 people
- Roschdy ZemSabri Lahlali, le principal et père de Naël
- Marina HandsNoémie, la mère de Naël
- Yolande MoreauEstelle
- Agnès SoralMrs. Cebulla
- Yannick ChoiratRémy
- Philippe DuquesneGeorges, le gardien du collège
- Cyril CoutonGilles Penchenat, le directeur de l'académie
- Jibril BhiraNaël Lalhali, le fils de Sabri
Hedi BouchenafaSaïd, le frère de Sabri
José PaulL'inspecteur d'académie
Directing · 5
- Chad Chenouga Director, Writer
- Julien Dara Third Assistant Director
- Zoé Rivemale Second Assistant Director
- Aurélien Fauchet First Assistant Director
- Héloïse Moreau Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Christine Paillard Writer
Production · 5
- Pascal Caucheteux Producer
- François Guignard Casting
- Laziz Belkaï Production Manager
- Pierre-Alexandre Leonard Unit Manager
- Marie Martinotto Assistant Production Manager
Camera · 10
- Tristan Tortuyaux Director of Photography
- Pauline Courquin Additional Grip
- Guillaume Corde Steadicam Operator
- Baptiste Schmidlin Second Assistant Camera
- Augustin de Vaumas Additional Grip
- Lucy Mallet-Jemming Third Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Pauline Casalis Editorial Manager
- Thibaut Blanchet Assistant Editor
Sound · 3
- Maxence Dussère Music
- François Boudet Sound Mixer
- Mariette Mathieu-Goudier Boom Operator
Art · 3
- Stéphane Makedonsky Production Design
- Christophe Jarosz Location Scout
- Pierre Zouaoui Props
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Kathia Ruiz Key Makeup Artist
- Laurence Collas Troadec Key Hair Stylist
- Hue Lan Van Duc Makeup Designer
Lighting · 3
- Benoit Antoniotti Electrician
- Antonin Blanche Electrician
- Xavier Sentenac Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Jérôme Henry Stunt Coordinator
- Joffrey Darel Stunt Driver
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