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The Teachers' Lounge

Original title: Das Lehrerzimmer · Turkish title: Öğretmenler Odası
2023 · 1 h 38 min
Directed by İlker Çatak · Germany · Contemporary European Art Cinema
DramaThriller

Cast

Leonie Benesch Leo Stettnisch Eva Löbau

Credits

Written by: Johannes Duncker

Plot

Carla Nowak, an idealistic young teacher at a German secondary school, becomes upset by a series of thefts and decides to set a trap by leaving a camera in the staff room. When it appears to show a colleague stealing, her action leads to a crisis in the school, with students, parents and staff turning against her. İlker Çatak's 2023 thriller was nominated for an Academy Award.

Sinekatalog’s take

İlker Çatak's tense school drama turns a stolen-wallet investigation into a spiral of suspicion. Leonie Benesch is excellent, and the film is a tight, anxious study of good intentions going wrong.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (31,906 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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