L'escola buida

Synopsis of L'escola buida

L'escola buida is a moving story about the importance of education. In a small African village, the new teacher faces a problem: students stop attending class. He discovers that they work in a shoe factory to earn a dollar a day. Despite initial resistance, the teacher struggles to convince the children that knowledge is more important than the immediate need for money. With his characteristic sensitivity, Tahar Ben Jelloun immerses us in the reality of working children in the poorest areas of the planet.