François Bégaudeau

François Bégaudeau
François Bégaudeau, March 2009
Born (1971-04-27) 27 April 1971
Luçon, Vendée, France
CitizenshipFrench
OccupationsWriter, journalist, actor
Years active2003–present

François Bégaudeau (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa beɡodo]; born 27 April 1971) is a French novelist and essayist. He is best known for co-writing and starring in The Class (2008), a film based on his 2006 semi-autobiographical novel Entre les murs. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009.

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