Monsieur Lazhar

Posted Feb 1, 2012 7:43 pm.

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The winner of Best Canadian Feature at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, and Canada’s hope for the foreign language film Oscar is now playing. Film critic Leslie James gives “Monsieur Lazhar” a high mark.

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