It All Starts Today (1999)
- Original title
- Ça commence aujourd'hui
- Directed by
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 60 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A school principal in a struggling French mining town fights to keep his elementary school running amid budget cuts and social issues. He deals with difficult families and bureaucratic obstacles while trying to protect the children.
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What happens
It All Starts Today (French: Ça commence aujourd'hui) is a 1999 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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