The film received the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival , making it the first French film to do so since 1987 , when Maurice Pialat won the award for '' Under the Sun of Satan '' . '' The Class '' was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but lost to '' Departures ''
2008 Cannes Film Festival
2008 Cannes Film Festival
The Class (2008 film)