
The Last Class
2025

2022
Director
Salhia Brakhlia, Mouloud Achour
Runtime
76 minutes
Average Rating
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Salhia Brakhlia has filmed the set and behind the scenes of Franceinfo's breakfast show during a year. How to inform at the time of social media and fake news ? How careful are journalist with those news ? How do they connect to politicians during an presidential election campaign ? This unique immersion gives us a part of the answer.
Overall Score
Good
Category Breakdown
The film focuses on the professional mechanics of a newsroom during an election cycle. There is no explicit evidence of prominent LGBTQ+ narratives or non-cisnormative identities central to the character arcs.
The documentary disrupts traditional hierarchies by centering the professional agency of women. It presents female journalists as essential drivers of public discourse rather than relying on domestic tropes.
The film reflects contemporary French multiculturalism by including individuals of North African descent. This presence challenges older, more homogeneous depictions of French media institutions.
The narrative offers a critique of Western institutional structures and bureaucratic systems. It highlights the friction between rigid administrative frameworks and the human need for authentic connection.
The film touches upon the psychological toll and exhaustion of high-stakes environments. However, there is no explicit focus on visible or neurodivergent disabilities.
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Service public succeeds as a piece of social realism that provides a window into the high-pressure world of journalism. Its primary strength lies in its authentic portrayal of a multicultural professional landscape, effectively challenging the perceived homogeneity of French media institutions. The film moves beyond surface-level representation by showcasing the intellectual labor of women and the diverse ethnic identities within the newsroom. This approach provides a realistic look at a post-colonial society operating within modern state structures. However, the documentary remains largely neutral regarding specific identity-driven narratives. While it captures the mental exhaustion of the subjects, it lacks explicit focus on visible disabilities or LGBTQ+ identities, prioritizing institutional function over individual identity politics.

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