Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Firimu yake yekutanga, ine script yakanyorwa pamwe chete naGilles Marchand, yaive "Ressources humaines" ("Human Resources", 1999) pamusoro pemudzidzi wekutungamira anoshanda mufekitori yababa vake. Iyoyi yakawana zvose zviri zviviri budiriro yokutsoropodza neyakakurumbira, uye yakawana mibairo miviri yaCésar
. Firimu rake rakatevera "L'Emploi du temps" ("Nguva Yokuzorora", 2001) rakaramba richiratidza kufarira kwake nhau dzebasa, achishandisa nyaya yeupenyu chaihwo pamusoro pemurume ane unyanzvi akavanza kudzingwa kwake kubva kumhuri yake. Chinyorwa chakanyorwa pamwe chete naRobin Campillo, uyo akashandawo pamafirimu akati wandei aCantet. Nyaya dzemagariro evanhu dzakatora maonero epasi rose mu "Vers le sud" ("Heading South", 2005) pamusoro pekushanya kwepabonde muHaiti. Mu "Entre les murs" ("Kirasi", 2008) Cantet akaita firimu iro rakasanganisa fungidziro uye zvinyorwa zvinoongorora hupenyu hwezuva nezuva hwekirasi yevadzidzi muchikoro cheParis. Vatambi vacho vose vakanga vasiri nyanzvi, kusanganisira mudzidzisi akanga anyora bhuku rakavakirwa firimu racho. Firimu racho rakakunda mubairo wePalme d'Or pamutambo wefirimu weCannes. Zvimwe zvirongwa zvakazotevera zvakatora Cantet kuenda kuCanada ku "" (2012) uye kuHavana ku "Retour à Ithaque" ("Kudzokera kuIthaca", 2014), vachishanda muChirungu neSpanish zvichiteerana.