A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.
A scene in which he dances (as if to give legs to the wheelchair-bound Philippe) puts one in mind of Sidney Poitier in To Sir, With Love, and his performance portends an equally dynamic career.
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The list in this category is long, and the quality broad, ranging from To Sir, with Love (Sidney Poitier straightens up hooligans) to Sunset Park (Rhea Perlman coaches hoops!).