Bad Spelling
Released: November 3, 2004Runtime: 86 minLanguage: FR
At a French boarding school for troubled youth in the early 1970's, the Headmaster and his wife decide that their son Daniel, who is fifteen years old but looks younger, should finally go live in the dorm with all the other students, as they do not want it to seem Daniel is receiving any special treatment. Daniel is now faced with the challenge of earning the trust and respect of the other students, who all come from troubled backgrounds.
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Damien Jouillerot
as Daniel Massu - le fils du directeur et de la directrice des études
Carole Bouquet
as Geneviève Massu - la directrice des études
Olivier Gourmet
as Pierre Massu - le directeur du collège
Raphael Goldman
as Richard Zygelman - l'ami de Daniel
Franc Bruneau
as Jean-Claude Griset - l'élève anarchiste
Anthony Decadi
as René Boury - le traître
Khalid Maadour
as Marcel Marazelle
Arnaud Giovaninetti
as Gianni Salvadori, le surveillant d'internat
Deborah Grall
as Mercedes Suza-Lobo - la belle élève
Noemie Develay Ressiguier
as Isabelle Cizar - l'élève indisciplinée
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