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François Bégaudeau

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François Bégaudeau in The Class (2008)
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
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François Bégaudeau was born in 1971 in Luçon, Vendée, France. He is a writer and actor, known for The Class (2008), Autonomes (2020) and Max & Lenny (2014).
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Born1971
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      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Class (2008)
    The Class
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 2008
    Autonomes (2020)
    Autonomes
    5.5
    • Writer
    • 2020
    Max & Lenny (2014)
    Max & Lenny
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 2014
    Of Women and Horses (2011)
    Of Women and Horses
    5.5
    • Writer
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Salim Kechiouche, Jodi Taylor, and Shaïn Boumedine in Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due (2025)
      Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due
      6.3
      • freely inspired by: 'La Blessure, la Vraie"
      • 2025
    • Isabelle Huppert and Hafsia Herzi in Visiting Hours (2024)
      Visiting Hours
      5.8
      • scenario
      • 2024
    • Autonomes (2020)
      Autonomes
      5.5
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Lou Luttiau, Ophélie Bau, and Shaïn Boumedine in Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2017)
      Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
      6.5
      • novel "La blessure, la vraie"
      • 2017
    • Love Is Dead (2016)
      Love Is Dead
      5.3
      • screenplay
      • 2016
    • Max & Lenny (2014)
      Max & Lenny
      6.3
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • The Statesman (2014)
      The Statesman
      5.2
      • Writer
      • co-writer
      • 2014
    • Of Women and Horses (2011)
      Of Women and Horses
      5.5
      • scenario collaborator
      • 2011
    • On est en démocratie!
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Jacques
      • writer
      • 2008
    • The Class (2008)
      The Class
      7.5
      • scenario
      • inspired by the book
      • 2008

    Actor

    • Love Is Dead (2016)
      Love Is Dead
      5.3
      • Le psy
      • 2016
    • The Statesman (2014)
      The Statesman
      5.2
      • Denis Mira
      • 2014
    • Et vous, sinon, ça va?
      Short
      • 2010
    • La collection pique sa crise (2010)
      La collection pique sa crise
      TV Series
      • 2010
    • Une dernière cigarette (2009)
      Une dernière cigarette
      7.6
      Short
      • François
      • 2009
    • Jacques
      • 2008
    • The Class (2008)
      The Class
      7.5
      • François Marin
      • 2008

    Director

    • Autonomes (2020)
      Autonomes
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Alexis Bessin in N'importe qui (2017)
      N'importe qui
      • Director
      • 2017

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    The Class: Trailer
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    The Class: Trailer

    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Born
      • 1971
      • Luçon, Vendée, France
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Articles

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      Not only is the actor an author and screenwriter, he's also a football columnist and former punk singer.

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