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A burned-out violinist drags kids from the hood into Mozart. Chaos ensues. Beautiful chaos.
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Orchestra Class (2017)

underdog hustlemessy inspirationclassical meets concrete

Overview

ComedyDrama

A violinist looks to inspire his students at a challenging music school.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Kad Merad's exhausted humanity—he's spectacularly broken.

Score

Ravel and grime somehow coexist. Brilliant.

Direction

Hami's personal story—he lived this.

Best for:Solo: Cathartic cry in your living room. No witnesses.·Streaming: Small screen works—intimacy over spectacle.·Rewatch: Hits different once you know the kids' arcs.
Heads up:Emotional: Parental abandonment, one devastating scene.·Triggers: Police tension, systemic racism undertones.
R

Director

Rachid Hami

ReleasedNov 8, 2017
Runtime1h 42m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
France 2 Cinéma
UGC

Top Cast

Kad Merad

Kad Merad

Simon Daoud

Samir Guesmi

Samir Guesmi

Farid Brahimi

Renely Alfred

Renely Alfred

Arnold

Tatiana Rojo

Tatiana Rojo

La mère d'Arnold

Slimane Dazi

Slimane Dazi

Le père de Samir

Jean-Luc Vincent

Jean-Luc Vincent

Laurent

Ginger Romàn

Ginger Romàn

Marie Pagès

Marc Brunet

Marc Brunet

Peretti

Shirel Nataf

Shirel Nataf

Yaël

Anaïs Meiringer

Anaïs Meiringer

Lola

Souhade Temimi

Souhade Temimi

Djamila, la mère de Samir

Corinne Marchand

Corinne Marchand

La mère de Simon

Jana Bittnerová

Jana Bittnerová

La mère de Yaël

Mathieu Spinosi

Mathieu Spinosi

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Insight

Director Rachid Hami based this on his own brother, who founded a real orchestra in France's banlieues.

Memorable

The young cast were actual music students, not actors—Arnold's shyness is painfully real.

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