Das Lehrerzimmer
The Teachers’ Lounge
"What happens in the staff room stays in the staff room," says Carla Nowak in an interview with the school newspaper. Even if that is purely wishful thinking for the teacher at this point. This is her first job, and she is committed to teaching mathematics and physical education to her class of seventh graders. Things are going well and she is able to motivate these adolescents. Then a series of thefts occur at school and one of her students is quickly suspected. An outraged Carla decides to get to the bottom of the matter herself, but the case is not so easy to solve and has repercussions. Quickly decried as idealistic by the rest of the staff, Carla finds herself having to answer to angry parents and mediate between quarrelling students. The more she tries to do everything right, the more she – and others – are pushed to their limits, and the entire school system is thrown off balance.
İlker Çatak misses nothing in his brilliantly observed film. In his unsparing drama, the school is a microcosm in which the outside world no longer exists and nothing remains private. Das Lehrerzimmer is a study in power relations that demonstrates how individuals are worn down between entrenched positions.
Source: 73. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Carla Nowak
- Oskar Kuhn
- Friederike Kuhn
- Thomas Liebenwerda
- Dr. Bettina Böhm
- Lore Semnik
- Vanessa König
- Milosz Dudek
- Frau Yilmaz
- Herr Yilmaz
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Script supervisor
Screenplay
Director of photography
Camera operator
Assistant camera
Steadycam operator
Colour grading
Still photography
Lighting design
Production design
Art director
Property master
Stand-by props
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Assistant editor
Sound design
Sound
Sound assistant
Foley artist
Audio mixing
Music
Cast
- Carla Nowak
- Oskar Kuhn
- Friederike Kuhn
- Thomas Liebenwerda
- Dr. Bettina Böhm
- Lore Semnik
- Vanessa König
- Milosz Dudek
- Frau Yilmaz
- Herr Yilmaz
- Lukas
- Jenny
- Hatice
- Tom
- Ali
- Jieun
- Luise
- Schülerin
- Maren Firouza
- Toms Vater
- Anna
- Helen
- Paul
- Mikail
- Enno
- Markus
- Emma
- Mariam Irfan
- Lehrer
- Lehrerin
Production company
Producer
Line producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Production coordinator
Original distributor
Shoot
- 05.10.2021 - 15.11.2021: Hamburg
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 25.01.2023, 238619, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 18.02.2023, Berlin, IFF - Panorama;
Kinostart (DE): 04.05.2023
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Das Lehrerzimmer
- Weiterer Titel (eng) The Teachers' Lounge
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 25.01.2023, 238619, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 18.02.2023, Berlin, IFF - Panorama;
Kinostart (DE): 04.05.2023
Awards
- Nominierung, Bester internationaler Film
- Auszeichnung für Kamera
- Lola, Bester Schnitt
- Lola, Beste weibliche Hauptrolle
- Lola, Bestes Drehbuch
- Lola, Beste Regie
- Lola in Gold, Bester Spielfilm
- Label Europa Cinemas
- Cicae Art Cinema Award, Panorama