Once In A Lifetime

Once In A Lifetime

A dedicated history teacher at a French high school, Anne Gueguen (Ariane Ascaride), is determined to give the best education she can to her underprivileged inner-city pupils. Overcoming their apathy, however, is proving to be more difficult than expected. Frustrated but undaunted, Anne tests her multicultural classroom with a unique assignment: a national competition on the theme of child victims of the Nazi concentration camps. The project is initially met with extreme resistance, until a face-to-face encounter with a Holocaust survivor changes the students’ attitudes dramatically. Despite their long-shot odds of winning, these once-rebellious teens soon begin to see one another – and themselves – in a whole new light.

Audience Award | New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival
Audience Award | Boston Jewish Film Festival
Audience Award | Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Micki Moore Award for Best Narrative Film | Toronto Jewish Film Festival

Directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
France, 2017
Drama
French (with English subtitles)
105 Minutes

Once In A Lifetime