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Normal (2010)
A portrait of an extraordinary teacher and her class. She teaches children who are disabled, who have learning difficulties, and who are highly gifted together in one classroom. While the school administration worries about if and how a disabled child should be integrated into secondary school, we observe daily life in this exceptional class, where children philosophize about, for example, God and death. A portrait about how the classroom returns to normal by defining new norms. The children do not perceive their divergent abilities as a deficit, but rather as a chance and source of enrichment.
| Country | Switzerland |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Duration | 60 min |
| Rating | 14 |
| Language | French, German |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Bernard Weber |
| Screenplay | Bernard Weber |
| Director of Photography | Reinhard Köcher, Bernard Weber, Matthias Kälin |
| Music | Fabian Römer |
| Edited by | Gisela Weibel, Bernard Weber |
| Contact | Artisan Films GmbH |
Biography
A director, screenwriter and cinematographer, he studied film at the University of Visual Arts in Geneva (ESAV). He works independently. His work includes TV series, short live-acted films and feature-length documentaries, e.g. Elena's Chance (2009), Normal (2010) and Bergleben (2014).
Friendship, Childhood, Documentary, Education, Mental Health, Diversity