Elementary

Cannes 2024
Special Screening
IDFA 2024
Official Selection
CPH DOX
Official Selection

Elementary

A Film by Claire Simon

2024 - France - Documentary - 105 min.

Language: French

In the Makarenko public elementary school in the Paris outskirts, children want to learn and to be cheered while teachers know they do not only teach, they also educate. With care, tenacity and efforts, children are trained to become not only responsible citizens but also human beings.

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Cannes 2024
Special Screening
IDFA 2024
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CPH DOX
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