THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE

09.04.2025

Germany, 2023, 94’

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  • Director: İlker Çatak
  • Screenplay: Johannes Duncker, İlker Çatak
  • Cinematography: Judith Kaufmann
  • Editing: Gesa Jäger
  • Music: Marvin Miller
  • Production: if... Productions
  • Cast: Leonie Benesch, Leonard Stettnisch, Eva Löbau, Michael Klammer, Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Kathrin Wehlisch, Sarah Bauerett, Rafael Stachowiak, Uygar Tamer, Özgür Karadeniz
  • 2024 Palm Springs International FF; Best Actress, Directors to Watch
  • 2023 German Film Awards; Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Editing
  • 2023 Berlin FF; C.I.C.A.E. Award, Label Europa Cinemas
Recap

Carla Nowak is a dedicated, idealistic young teacher in her first job at a German middle school. Her relaxed rapport with her seventh-grade students is put under stress when a series of thefts occur at the school. Carla finds herself caught between outraged parents, opinionated colleagues, and angry students in a climate of accusations and mistrust sparked by a heavy-handed staff investigation.

Director
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İlker Çatak

Born in 1984, Turkish-German director İlker Çatak grew up in Berlin and completed his high school education in Istanbul. He studied film directing in Berlin and Hamburg, and graduated from Hamburg Media School in 2014.

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