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The Chorus

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Set shortly after World War II in France, a new teacher arrives at an instituition for naughty boys. The boys have failed to respond to the harsh discipline imposed on them. The new teacher tries a new approach, using compassion and teaching the boys to sing. This works wonders and soon their new interest in their choir has transformed the boys. In French with English subtitles.

97 minutes, Parental Guidance (Language, Violence)
Drama, Musical, On the Art Circuit.

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Credits
Cast	Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Kad Merad, Jean-Paul Bonnaire, Marie Bunel, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Maxence Perrin
Director	Christophe Barratier
Screenplay	Christophe Barratier, Philippe Lopes-Curval, from the story and screenplay by Georges Chaperot, René Wheeler, Noël-Noël
Music	Christophe Barratier, Bruno Coulais, Jean-Philippe Rameau
Cinematography	Jean-Jacques Bouhon, Dominique Gentil, Carlo Varini
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, DTS
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2004
Produced by	A consortium of French companies
SA Distributor	Ster-Kinekor

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FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Mild, contextual, infrequent
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Some low key
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy
Drug abuse
Comments	Boys at a school for rehabilitation are treated harshly, with little effect. A new teacher shows compassion and understanding and this approach is more effective as far as discipline is concerned. Uplifting.
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ScreenIt Report (USA)
Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross	Guns / Weapons	Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs	Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour	Frightening / Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes	Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
South African Media
Die BurgerFrancois Bloemhof	15
Cape TimesKevin Thomas	15
Mail & GuardianShaun de Waal	10
The StarDiane de Beer	10
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge	15
International Media
BBC (UK)Matthew Leyland	10
Box Office (USA)Shlomo Schwartzberg	5
Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert	13
eye Weekly (Canada)Joel McConvey	13
ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli	15
Internet (IMDB)4030 Netizens	15

Average .. 62%	12

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