Three years after its release, this French film achieves a feat on Netflix internationally

An ideal film for back to school. A few days ago, the children made their grand return to school after a long summer break. And who says end of summer, also says new on Netflix, which adds many nuggets every week suitable for all audiences, and sometimes even new French ones, such as the comic series Detox or the movie Bitch, princess of hearts with Camille Cottin, or the long-awaited season 3 of Kingdomthe film I cameor Under the influence. But against all odds, if thrillers are still popular on the streaming platform, the film currently prancing in the Top Netflix France of the most viewed productions is none other than Student services office.

Seventh place for School Life

Co-directed by Grand Corps Malade and Mehdi Idir, this French dramatic comedy, released in cinemas in 2019 and posted on Netflix on August 28, stars Zita Hanrot (heart plan), Liam Pierron, Soufiane Guerrab, Moussa Mansaly (Valid) and Alban Ivanov. The plot takes place in a college deemed difficult, located in Saint-Denis. Indiscipline is commonplace, but the characters are endearing and funny to perfection. Enough to push Samia, the new CPE from Ardèche, to do everything to help students hang on to find their way. A feature film that sticks perfectly to the news, and which even appears in the seventh place in the overall ranking of the most viewed non-English language films on netflix.

These most-watched French films on Netflix

Watched during more than three million hours worldwidethe film carried by Zita Henrot now joins the very closed circle of the most viewed French films on the American streaming platform, and this, beyond borders. These successes include the film Spoiled rottenwho found his audience on Netflix after having flopped at the cinema, but also Tirelessly, Lost bulletor Bronx. And especially Far from the Periph, with Omar Sy and Laurent Lafitte, who broke audience records last July, as Netflix announced on its official Twitter account. “Far from the Periph is now the most viewed French film internationally on Netflix! The 6th most viewed non-English language film in our history! 70M hours of viewing highlighting French creations”welcomed the streaming platform.

Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.