ONCE IN A LIFETIME will open the 10th edition of the Festival du Film Français d’Helvetie in Bienne, Switzerland

ONCE IN A LIFETIME will open the 10th edition of the Festival du Film Français d’Helvetie in Bienne, Switzerland


Marie- Castille Mention-Schaar, the director and Ahmed Dramé the co-screenwriter will attend the Premiere in Bienne on Thursday, September 18th


ONCE IN A LIFETIME will open the 10th edition of the Festival du Film Français d’Helvetie in Bienne, Switzerland.
Marie- Castille Mention-Schaar, the director and Ahmed Dramé the co-screenwriter will attend the Premiere in Bienne on Thursday, September 18th
The Opening Ceremony screening will take place at 7.45 pm at Rex 2 and will be followed, by a Q&A

Directed : Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Starring : Ariane Ascaride, Geneviève Mnich, Ahmed Drame, Stephane Bak


Anne Gueguen is more than just a high school history teacher: she actually cares about the troubled, inner-city students she's supposed to educate. And this year, as always, Anne's got a tough class. Frustrated by their materialism and lack of ambition, Anne challenges them, despite their unlikelihood of winning, to take part in a national High school Competition around what it meant to be a teen in a Nazi concentration camp...
Determined to push her students as far as they'll go, Anne puts her own life on hold and uses all her creativity and willpower to grab their attention and get them motivated. As the deadline creeps closer, the kids start to open up to each other and believe in themselves. And while it may not resolve the challenges of their daily lives now, the collective project's outcome could be the one thing that changes the rest of their lives and helps them find their way.

Release in France by UGC Distribution on December 3rd, 2014
Release in Switzerland by Pathé Films on December 3rd,2014

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