Expat Cinema: Das Lehrerzimmer (The Teacher’s Lounge)

Expat Cinema: Das Lehrerzimmer (The Teacher’s Lounge)

Ilker Çatak - DE - 2023 - 98 minuten - taal: German - ondertiteling: English
  • 6 jaar en ouder
  • angst
  • geweld

When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.

European Shooting Star Leonie Benesch (The White Ribbon, The Crown, Babylon Berlin) stars as a dedicated yet perfectionist teacher in this tense drama that sees the school as a microcosm of society.

Commencing her first job at a high school, Carla Nowak, a dedicated sports and maths teacher, stands out among the new staff because of her idealism. When a series of thefts occur and one of her students is suspected, Carla decides to investigate the matter herself. Although she tries to mediate between outraged parents, opinionated colleagues and aggressive students, she’s relentlessly confronted with the structures of the school system. The more she tries to do everything right, the closer she comes to breaking point.

This fourth feature film from Oscar winner Ilker Çatak is a transfixing study of power relations.

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Expat Cinema: Das Lehrerzimmer (The Teacher’s Lounge) - Focus Filmtheater Arnhem