The Teachers' Lounge

Name: The Teachers' Lounge
Genre: Drama
Released: December 25, 2023
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 82
Cast: Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Eva Löbau, Kathrin Wehlisch, Leonard Stettnisch, Leonie Benesch

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: December 25, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Eva Löbau, Kathrin Wehlisch, Leonard Stettnisch, Leonie Benesch, Michael Klammer, Özgür Karadeniz, Rafael Stachowiak, Sarah Bauerett, Uygar Tamer

Summary: Carla Nowak (Leonie Benesch) 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, and a staff investigation leads to accusations and mistrust among outraged parents, opinionated colleagues, andCarla Nowak (Leonie Benesch) 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, and a staff investigation leads to accusations and mistrust among outraged parents, opinionated colleagues, and angry students. Caught in the middle of these complex dynamics, Carla tries to mediate—but the more she tries to do everything right, the more desperate her position becomes.… Expand

Director: Ilker Çatak

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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Tara Brady

Apr 11, 2024

The script, by Johannes Duncker and director Ilker Çatak, grabs the viewer from the get-go. Judith Kaufmann’s urgent, claustrophobic cinematography tightens the vice-like grip. Read full review

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Movie Nation Roger Moore

Dec 12, 2023

A gripping story of idealism battered by bruising reality, high-handed authority and arrogant, misguided students who organize themselves to achieve maximum chaos, “Lounge” is a cautionary slice of education in an “Every parent’s an expert” era. Read full review

Collider Lisa Laman

Dec 22, 2023

There’s no other word than mesmerizing for what Leonie Benesch accomplishes here in The Teachers’ Lounge. Read full review

Screen Rant Mae Abdulbaki

Oct 28, 2023

It’s an exemplary film that strikes an emotional and thoughtful chord. Read full review

The Telegraph Robbie Collin

Mar 12, 2024

Çatak’s film turns out to be less intrigued by where the missing money actually goes than how the school reacts to its disappearance: as a sort of loose organism purging itself of impurities as its collective survival instinct kicks in. It’s a sound lesson in politics – or is it biology? – but more importantly, it’s a chalk-snappingly tense watch. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Dec 29, 2023

It boasts some of the nerve-wracking anxiety of Uncut Gems and the keenness of last year’s standout Playground, even if it doesn't eventually pull off its delicate tightrope act. Read full review

Isaac Feldberg

Mar 22, 2024

Less productively, more trendily, Çatak’s film becomes a chain-reaction melodrama: acted by self-serious types, scored by tightly wound strings, dependent on characters saying the wrong things and leaving the right ones unsaid with jaws firmly, sardonically clenched. Read full review

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