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Das Lehrerzimmer


(The Teachers' Lounge)


Carla Nowak, a young high school gym and math teacher, reports for her first class at her new high school. What mainly distinguishes Carla from her new colleagues is her idealism. But a series of unsolved thefts sours the atmosphere among the teaching staff. When a Turkish student is accused and humiliatingly summoned before the principal, Carla decides to investigate.

With the help of a hidden camera and to everyone’s surprise, she exposes the apparent thief. But this revelation presents Carla with an unsolvable dilemma: Carla's most talented pupil Oskar is convinced of the thief's innocence. For Carla, the forces she has unleashed slide steadily out of control.
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Director: Ilker Çatak
Screenplay: Johannes Duncker & Ilker Çatak
DoP: Judith Kaufmann
Producer: Ingo Fliess
Casting: Simone Bär
Editor: Gesa Jäger
Score: Marvin Miller

Starring Leonie Benesch, Leonard Stettnisch, Eva Löbau, Michael Klammer, Rafael Stachowiak, Sarah Bauerett, Kathrin Wehlisch, Anne-Kathrin Gummich

Produced by if... Produtions in co-production with ZDF/arte
Funded by BKM, MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, DFFF, FFA
Distributor (Germany): Alamode Film
World sales: Be for Films

World premiere at 73rd Berlinale - Panorama