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The Teachers' Lounge

When one of her students is suspected of theft, a teacher tries to get to the bottom of it. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.

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 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.

In German with English subtitles.

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1 hour, 33 minutes

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Next Saturday21:00

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