Bad Spelling
2004, French. Directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann.
At a French boarding school for troubled youth in the early 1970's, the Headmaster and his wife decide that their son Daniel, who is fifteen years old but looks younger, should finally go live in the dorm with all the other students, as they do not want it to seem Daniel is receiving any special treatment. Daniel is now faced with the challenge of earning the trust and respect of the other students, who all come from troubled backgrounds.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jean-Jacques ZilbermannDirector
- Damien JouillerotDaniel Massu, son of the directors of studies
- Carole BouquetGeneviève Massu, director of studies
- Olivier GourmetPierre Massu, director of the college
- Raphaël GoldmanRichard Zygelman, Daniel's friend
- Franc BruneauJean-Claude Griset, anarchist student
- Khalid MaadourMarcel Marazelle
- Arnaud GiovaninettiGianni Salvadori, boarding supervisor
- Deborah GrallMercedes Suza-Lobo, beautiful student
- Stéphane HöhnMr. Monteil
- Victor CarrilFirst Deloge twin
- Yvon MartinMr. Sinclair, monitor of the fourths
- Alexandre CarrilSecond Deloge twin
Details
- Released
- 3 November 2004
- Original title
- Les fautes d'orthographe
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Philippe Lasry, Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
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Bad Spelling runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Bad Spelling isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 November 2004. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Bad Spelling?
Bad Spelling (2004) was directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann and stars Damien Jouillerot, Carole Bouquet, Olivier Gourmet.