Cast & Crew

Directed by

Philippe Falardeau

Writing Credits

Philippe Falardeau
(screenplay)
Evelyne de la Chenelière
(play)

Cast

Mohamed Fellag
Bachir Lazhar
Sophie Nélisse
Alice L'Écuyer
Émilien Néron
Simon
Marie-Ève Beauregard
Marie-Frédérique
Vincent Millard
Victor
Seddik Benslimane
Abdelmalek
Louis-David Leblanc
Boris
Gabriel Verdier
Jordan
Marianne Soucy-Lord
Shanel
Danielle Proulx
Mme Vaillancourt
Brigitte Poupart
Claire
Jules Philip
Gaston
Louis Champagne
Concierge
Daniel Gadouas
Me Gilbert Danis
Francine Ruel
Mme Dumas
Sophie Sanscartier
Audrée
Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde
Psychologue
André Robitaille
Commissaire
Marie Charlebois
Procureur
Evelyne de la Chenelière
Mère d'Alice
Stéphane Demers
Père de Marie-Frédérique
Nathalie Costa
Mère de Marie-Frédérique
Judith Baribeau
Professeur d'anglais
Jose Arandi
Professeur de judo
Emmanuelle Girard
Professeur
Gabrielle Thouin
Élève - Classe de Bachir
Maxime Cadorette
Élève - Classe de Bachir
Marion L'Espérance
Élève - Classe de Bachir
Laurie Pominville
Élève - Classe de Bachir
Jean-Luc Terriault
Élève - Classe de Bachir
Carol-Anne Arbour
Élève - Classe de Bachir
Enrik Cloutier
Élève - Classe de Bachir
Samuel Chartier
Élève - Classe de Bachir
Madani Tall
Élève - Classe de Bachir
Anne-Frederique Bernier
Élève - Classe de Bachir
Marie Kim Filion
Élève - Classe de Bachir
Fabiola Monty
Élève - Classé de Bachir
Salome Ettien Miller
Élève - Classe de Bachir
Mariane Lalumière
Élève - Pièce de théatre
Jessica Charbonneau
Élève - Pièce de théatre
Marie-Félixe Allard
Élève - Pièce de théatre
Bachir Bensaddek
Préposé au bureau de poste
Héléna Laliberté
Martine Lachance
Vincent Giroux
Peintre
Hélène Grégoire
Gardienne
Charles Champagne
Mr. Lazhar's student

Produced by

Luc Déry
producer
Kim McCraw
producer
Claude Paiement
associate producer

Music by

Martin Léon
(original score)

Cinematography by

Ronald Plante

Editing by

Stéphane Lafleur

Casting By

Emmanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne
(as Emanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne)
Nathalie Boutrie
casting co-director
Constance Demontoy

Production Design by

Emmanuel Frechette
(as Emmanuel Fréchette)

Set Decoration by

Josée Arsenault
(as Josée Arseneault)

Costume Design by

Francesca Chamberland

Makeup Department

Kathryn Casault
makeup artist (as Katryn Casault) / makeup department head
Anne-Louise Landry
key hairdresser (as Ann-Louise Landry)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Lili-Anne Crevier
second assistant director
Ariane Côté-Chénier
additional third assistant director
Yanick DiVito
additional third assistant director
Carole Doucet
first assistant director
Joëlle Malo
third assistant director
Valerie Milot
third assistant director
Eric Parenteau
first assistant director - winter segment

Art Department

Alain Brochu
construction supervisor
Carl Lessard
graphic designer

Sound Department

Mathieu Beaudin
supervising sound editor
Catherine Bellazzi
boom operator
Sylvain Bellemare
sound designer
Pierre Bertrand
sound
Sophie Cloutier
second boom operator
Bertrand Duranleau
foley assistant
Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher
adr sound engineer / foley mixer
Bernard Gariépy Strobl
re-recording mixer
Simon Meilleur
foley artist
Francis Péloquin
boom operator
Jean-Philippe St-Laurent
dialogue editor assistant

Special Effects by

Guillaume Murray
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

Marie-Pierre Boucher
visual effects production assistant: Rodeo FX
Francis Clément
visual effects production assistant: Rodeo FX
Patrick David
digital compositor: Rodeo FX
Jean-Francois Gagne
digital compositor: Rodeo FX
Annie Godin
visual effects producer: Rodeo FX
Ara Khanikian
lead compositor: Rodeo FX
Sébastien Moreau
visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
Josiane O'Rourke
visual effects coordinator: Rodeo FX
Jordan Soles
senior staff: Rodeo FX
Kar Hung Tom
system administration: Rodeo FX
Robin Tremblay
matte painter: Rodeo FX
Mathieu Arvisais
digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

Gilbert Larose Jr.
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Marcel Breton
chief lighting technician
Franck Develey
key grip
Gabriel Fortin-Taillon
electrician (as Gabriel Fortin)
Marlène Gélineau Payette
still photographer
Jean Kavanagh
first assistant camera: b camera
Marc-André Lavoie
grip
Denis-Noel Mostert
steadicam operator
Isabelle Tessier
second assistant camera
Filippo Viola
first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Emmanuelle Godbout
dresser
Maryse Papineau
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Erik Daniel
post-production supervisor
Pierre Guérin
digital intermediate engineer
Arthur Montreuil
film color timer
Mirenda Ouellet
assistant editor
Etienne Patry
colorist
Arthur Tarnowski
trailer editor

Location Management

Patricia Durocher
location manager

Music Department

Marc Bell
composer: additional music / music mixing
Bernard Gariépy Strobl
score music mixer
Sébastien Lépine
music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

Marjorie Hamel
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Laurent Boyé
international festival publicity team: telefilm canada (as Laurent Boye)
Josiane Fradette
post-production manager: Vision Globale
Eve Gabereau
distribution
Élaine Hébert
production executive
Russ Posternak
festival publicist: Murphy PR (as Russell Posternak)
Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
production assistant
Sharyn Yau
publicity and marketing
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