Monsieur Lazhar: Bashir Lazhar

Toronto International Film Festival Dept: Monsieur Lazhar, the Quebec-made French drama, was nominated for a 2012 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and was chosen best Canadian feature at the Toronto International Film Festival, according to Winnipeg Free Press. He is also grieving the loss of his family -- killed in a terrorist attack back home -- while trying to convince a judge he is a bona fide refugee and To Monsieur, with love: David Adams as Algerian teacher Bashir Lazhar. The much-admired movie was adapted from Montreal playwright velyne de la Cheneliere's 2007 one-character play Bashir Lazhar, the name of an Algerian immigrant who helps a grief-stricken class of Grade 6 students cope with their beloved teacher's suicide. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.