
The Teachers' Lounge
When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Released
- 2023
- Country
- Germany
Details
Release year: 2023
Storyline
When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.
Top credits
Leonie Benesch — Carla Nowak- Anne-Kathrin Gummich — Dr. Bettina Böhm
Rafael Stachowiak — Milosz Dudek
Michael Klammer — Thomas Liebenwerda
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards →Did you know
• Official submission of Germany for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 96th Academy Awards in 2024.
• Film debut of Leonard Stettnisch (Oskar).
• Eva Löbau, the "opponent" of the teacher in this movie, played a teacher herself in Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen (2003), which covers a similar topic.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $628,218
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $14,611 (2023-12-31)
User reviews
SPOILER, the ending explained IMO
what is right
Provocative and Harrowing
Technical specs
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color



















