Skirt Day

In a shocking and thought-provoking drama, Isabelle Adjani stars as Sonia Bergerac, a high school teacher driven to exasperation by racist and sexist abuse from her unmotivated students in a poor immigrant-dominated neighborhood. When one of her students brings a gun to class, Sonia loses control and takes her entire class hostage, forcing them to confront the contradictions in their own lives. As the standoff unfolds, Sonia's own identity is revealed through a pivotal request: that the government declare a "Skirt Day" in schools each year, allowing females to wear skirts unencumbered by societal expectations.