The Good Teacher

The Good Teacher
Theatrical release poster
FrenchPas de Vagues
Directed byTeddy Lussi-Modeste
Written by
Produced by
  • Jean-Christophe Reymond
  • Amaury Ovise
Starring
  • François Civil
  • Shaïn Boumedine
  • Toscane Duquesne
  • Mallory Wanecque
  • Bakary Kebe
  • Marianne Ehouman
  • Luna Ho Poumey
  • Emma Boumali
  • Estevan Marchenoir
  • Jawed Atik
  • Mohamed Fadiga
  • Agnès Hurstel
  • Myriam Djeljeli
  • Armindo Alves
  • Francis Leplay
  • Emilie Incerti-Formentini
  • Walid Afkir
  • Mustapha Abourachid
  • Fadily Camara
CinematographyHichame Alaouié
Edited byGuerric Catala
Music byJean-Benoît Dunckel
Production
companies
  • Kazak Productions
  • Frakas Productions
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) (Ramdam Festival)
  • 27 March 2024 (2024-03-27) (France)
  • 3 April 2024 (2024-04-03) (Belgium)
Running time
92 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageFrench
Budget3,9 million
Box office$3,1 million

The Good Teacher (French: Pas de Vagues, lit.'No Waves') is a 2024 drama film directed by Teddy Lussi-Modeste from a screenplay he co-wrote with Audrey Diwan inspired by a true story that happened to the director in 2020, starring François Civil as a high school teacher who is wrongfully accused of sexual harassment by one of his students, a teenage girl, and must fight to prove his innocence. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium and had its world premiere at the Ramdam Festival in Belgium on 18 January 2024. It was released theatrically in France by Ad Vitam on 27 March 2024, and in Belgium by Cinéart on 3 April 2024.