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Beyond the Blackboard is a film of genre Drama directed by Jeff Bleckner released in USA on 24 april 2011 with Emily VanCamp Bowman
Beyond the Blackboard (2011)
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Add to a movie listAu-delà de l'espoir (Beyond the Blackboard) est un téléfilm américain réalisé en 2011 par Jeff Bleckner.
Il est inspiré de l'histoire vraie de Stacy Bess, une institutrice américaine.
Synopsis
Pour son premier poste d'enseignante, Stacey Bess, âgée de 24 ans, est affectée à une classe dans "L'école sans nom". C'est un espace, censé être une salle de classe, et situé dans un centre pour les sans-abris. Les enfants sont de tous les âges, la salle de classe est piteuse, sale et dépourvue de l'essentiel comme des bureaux et des livres. D'abord dépassée par les événements, Stacey relève ses manches et transforme sa classe en un environnement chaleureux et confortable où les enfants acquièrent des connaissances, mais aussi le respect de soi et de la dignité.Actors
Emily VanCamp Bowman
(Stacey Bess)
Steve Talley
(Greg Bess)
Willow Shields
(Grace)
Timothy Busfield
(School district's HR representative)
Julio Oscar Mechoso
(Johnny Hernandez)
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