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.
by İlker Çatak
with Leonie Benesch, Leonard Stettnisch, Eva Löbau, Michael Klammer, Anne-Kathrin Gummich
Germany 2023 German,  Turkish,  Polish,  English,  Subtitles: English 94’ Colour World premiere | Rating R12

With

  • Leonie Benesch (Carla Nowak)
  • Leonard Stettnisch (Oskar)
  • Eva Löbau (Friederike Kuhn)
  • Michael Klammer (Thomas Liebenwerda)
  • Anne-Kathrin Gummich (Dr. Bettina Böhm)
  • Kathrin Wehlisch (Lore Semnik)
  • Sarah Bauerett (Vanessa König)
  • Rafael Stachowiak (Milosz Dudek)
  • Uygar Tamer (Ms Yilmaz)
  • Özgür Karadeniz (Mr Yilmaz)

Crew

Directorİlker Çatak
ScreenplayJohannes Duncker, İlker Çatak
CinematographyJudith Kaufmann
EditingGesa Jäger
MusicMarvin Miller
Sound MixingMichael Hinreiner
Sound DesignKirsten Kunhardt
SoundThorsten Többen
Production DesignZazie Knepper
CostumesChristian Röhrs
Make-UpBarbara Kreuzer
CastingSimone Bär, Alexandra Montag
Assistant DirectorJanina Hüttenrauch
Production ManagerMarkus Mayr
ProducerIngo Fliess

Produced by

if… Productions

München, Germany

www.ifproductions.de www.ifproductions.de

İlker Çatak

Born in Berlin, Germany in 1984, he grew up there and in Istanbul where he completed high school. He then studied film and television directing in Berlin and Hamburg. His graduation film Sadakat won the Student Oscar in Gold in 2015. He followed his debut feature film Es war einmal Indianerland with Es gilt das gesprochene Wort which won Best Screenplay at Filmfest München and the Bronze Lola at the German Film Awards. He has also lectured at universities in the USA, Germany, Türkiye, Japan, Italy and Greece.

Filmography (selection)

2014 Sadakat 2016 Es war einmal Indianerland 2019 Es gilt das gesprochene Wort 2020 Räuberhände 2023 Das Lehrerzimmer (The Teachers' Lounge)

Dates

Sat Feb 18 18:30

Zoo Palast 1

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Sun Feb 19 13:30

Haus der Berliner Festspiele

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Mon Feb 20 10:00

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Tue Feb 21 20:30

Blauer Stern

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Sat Feb 25 18:30

Cineplex Titania

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