We take into consideration the importance that issues such as cultural diversity and identity have risen for the reflection on the role of the school today. Hence, in this text, we try to develop some ideas regarding this topic based on the elements brought by Laurent Cantet in the film "The Class". The option to discuss this question through elements/situations from a cinematographic piece of work is justified by the fact that we understand the relevance of the cinema as a language in expressing views, meanings and reflections on questions posed to society. Therefore, we try to discuss the way Cantet uses the microcosm of the classroom and of the school, highlighting their "walls" as a metaphor, so as to think about the society itself. We point out, as a result of the issues approached by Cantet, the relevance of the intercultural education proposals in order to rethink the role of the school today.
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