Quarta B

2005
1h 33m

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5.9/10

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A primary school teacher, a principal, a janitor and 15 parents, all gathered in the same room to discuss a very taboo subject: What to do when drugs are found in your 10 year oldsÂ’ class.Accusations, intrigue and many revelations appear as each one of the parents tries to protect the integrity of their own family. One of the parents then proposes to transport themselves to the universe of the child who is using drugs. Thus they decide, through a vote, to smoke a joint.

Fragilities and obscure secrets end up being revealed by the people at the meeting, as their personalities change due to the drug use. And that which seemed to be the problem ends up lost amidst the lies, hypocrisy and dissimulation.Trips, cravings, neurosis, crisis. Numerous changes take the place of what was a normal school meeting.

Fourth grade is much more than a film about drugs. It is a film about life, our secrets, our fears and our journeys. About our selfishness within a society that is trying to survive, at any cost.

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What to do when drugs are found in a classroom of 10-year-old children? A parents' meeting will discuss such taboo in a very unconventional way: having a joint.What to do when drugs are found in a classroom of 10-year-old children? A parents' meeting will discuss such taboo in a very unconventional way: having a joint.What to do when drugs are found in a classroom of 10-year-old children? A parents' meeting will discuss such taboo in a very unconventional way: having a joint.

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5.9/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations total

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The film was shot in six days, inside one set only.

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7/10

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I have a lot of prejudice on films dealing with this theme. This is the reason Quarta B was a good surprise: it is not self indulgent or pamphleteer. It is not a great movie. It is not a film that will change movie history. It is, though, very funny and focus on human interaction and motivations. It's main contribution is to approach such a taboo theme with no compromise and excellent humor. It brings both pros and cons about the hairy situation the characters face on the very beginning. The whole situation is somewhat absurd. A kind of Buñuel plot filmed in one single place. Soundtrack is curiously well chosen. One should pay attention to the man on a suit and on the School Principal.