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The Class has been picked up by France for the Best Foreign language film for the 81 st Academy Awards.

The film won the Palme D’Or at Cannes and opened the New York Film Festival. The film was directed by Laurent Cantet and produced by Haut et Court.

The film is adapted from Francois Begaudeau’s novel; the film chronicles the experienced of a teacher in an underprivileged Paris neighborhood.

The film was chosen by Thierry Fremaux, Alain Terzian, president of the Cesars Academy, actor Jeanne Moreau, and directors Jean Jacques Annaud, Costa Gavras and Regis Wargnier.

The film will be released in France on September 24 th and will be taken up by Sony Pictures Classics.