La cour de Babel (2013)
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Students from around the world work toward joining regular classes as they learn French in a Paris middle school.
The story
At La Grange aux Belles middle school in Paris, students from around the world attend a welcome class designed to help them master French. Learning the language is presented as essential to joining regular classes alongside other students. Under the guidance of an exceptional teacher, the group follows a challenging path through the school year. The film observes the class in its daily experience, following its members in different settings as they work toward this educational transition.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Coming from all corners of the world, the students in the welcome class at La Grange aux Belles middle school in Paris are learning to master French perfectly. This is essential if they are to become students like all the others in a regular class. It is a difficult path, which they follow under the guidance of an exceptional teacher. The film follows the class everywhere over the course of a school year.
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