The Teachers' Lounge

Ilker Çatak20231h 38mDrama, Social Issues

Why we chose it

İlker Çatak says he drew on things that happened at his own school for this psychological thriller, which was nominated for the Oscar for Best International Feature. It begins when a maths teacher leaves her laptop in the staffroom with the camera running, hoping to catch a thief.

Synopsis

Carla Nowak has just started teaching maths at the school and still believes she can reach thirteen-year-olds. When money goes missing and the staff decide to search the pupils’ wallets, she thinks it’s wrong and leaves her own laptop filming instead, hoping to catch the thief. What the recording shows her is something she can neither prove nor ignore.

Information

Director
Cast
Also known as
Das Lehrerzimmer
Production year
2023
Decade
2020s
Duration
1h 38m
Festivals & Awards
Language
German, Polish, English, Turkish
Country
Germany
Subtitles
Greek, Polish
Age rating
12+

Berlin Film Festival

Europa Cinemas Award - Panorama

2023

Berlin Film Festival

C.I.C.A.E. Award - Panorama

2023

What others say

3.9
689 reviews

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