Farhad, a respected math teacher, is engaged to the mother of one of his pupils. But rather than embrace his new father figure, the angry young student spends his days riding around Tehran on a motorcycle with his rebellious friend, refusing to study—or even sit—for his big final exam.

Passionate and innovative teacher Ron Clark leaves his small hometown to teach in one of Harlem's to...

In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar back...

Eleven-year-old petty criminal Maroa lives with her violent grandmother Brigida in Caracas. After he...

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Thro...

Based on Michel Houellebecq's controversial novel, Atomised (aka The Elementary Particles) focuses o...

An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two ...

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bun...

Toni, Aghi, Bubu, and Saras get the task of making essays. They create a free school for street chil...

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his...

A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her fami...

Tano is 16-years-old and is already sitting in jail. In 48 hours he’s a free man and off to the wedd...

In nineteenth-century Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and invest...

A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth H...

Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister ha...

When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, la...

Teacher in the most prestigious highschool in the country, François enjoys the life he’s always know...

It’s summer in London. On her final day of freedom, Ziba, a promising British-Iranian teen, leads he...

Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holida...

Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his ...

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulga...