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Private Lessons is a french film of genre Drama directed by Joachim Lafosse released in USA on 11 november 2008 with Yannick Renier

Private Lessons (2009)

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Private Lessons (French: Élève libre) is a 2008 Belgian drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse. It was written by Lafosse and François Pirot. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival on May 19. It was nominated for seven Magritte Awards and was awarded two: Best Actor for Jonathan Zaccaï and Most Promising Actress for Pauline Étienne.

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Âgé de seize ans, Jonas se trouve face à un nouvel échec scolaire et pour s'en sortir, il décide de tout miser sur le tennis. Mais là encore, alors qu'il se trouve aux portes de la sélection nationale, il échoue. Pierre, un trentenaire mystérieux, est touché par sa situation et choisit de le prendre en charge. Cependant, il est incapable de fixer les limites de cette relation et l'éducation finit par dépasser le cadre scolaire...

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