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A substitute teacher who drifts from classroom to classroom finds a connection to the students and teachers during his latest assignment.
Year: 2011
Runtime: 98 min
Director: Tony Kaye
Actors: Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan, Christina Hendricks
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