'Thoroughly absorbing and full of humanity'
- Clare Norris, PSYCHOLOGIES


'Deservedly won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival 2008'
'Powered by the exchange of ideas and lively debate as much as it is by the story'
'It’s the most gripping and inspiring film about the education system for years'
'Gripping and inspiring'
- Wendy Ide, RED


- James Mottram, MARIE CLAIRE


'Cantet’s remarkable, brilliantly acted movie is a bracing antidote to the tradition'
- Damien Love, UNCUT


'Terrific performances by all, this is a worthy and enjoyable film'
- Mark Pickering, MAXIM

'One of the smartest, spikiest high-school movies ever made. Top marks'
- Jonathan Crocker, i-D

 
- Philip Kemp, TOTAL FILM


- James Bramble, LITTLE WHITE LIES


- David Parkinson, EMPIRE


- Charles Gant, HEAT


'Exceptional... Universally acclaimed...'
- Wendy Ide, THE TIMES

'Powerful, exhilarating stuff'
- Peter Bradshaw, THE GUARDIAN

'An extraordinary film, brilliantly directed...'
- Nick Roddick, EVENING STANDARD

'A miracle, a perfect movie, just so exciting to see'
- Sean Penn, actor and director

'Pitch perfect... mesmerising... compelling and superbly realised... A truly exceptional achieve-
ment'
- James Bramble, LITTLE WHITE LIES

'The best French film of the year'
- Jason Solomons, THE OBSERVER

'It is simply superb'
- Chris Sullivan, THE BIG ISSUE

'Genius'
- ARENA

'A marvel... superb performances...'
- Geoff Andrew, TIME OUT

'Emotionally powerful film... electrifying authenticity'
- SIGHT & SOUND

'Up there with Etre et Avoir as one of the most realistic high-school movies ever made...'
- LITTLE WHITE LIES

'The best film about school-teaching I have seen: wise, funny'
- Nigel Andrews, FINANCIAL TIMES