The Teachers’ Lounge
Director: İlker Çatak Run Time: 98 min. Release Year: 2023 Language: German
Starring: Eva Löbau, Leonard Stettnisch, Leonie Benesch, Michael Klammer, Rafael Stachowiak
*2024 Academy Award Nominee – Best International Film
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.
*On Saturday, February 10, immediately following the 1:45 PM screening, there will be a post-screening discussion with Tim Funk who worked for the Charlotte Observer for 35 years, including a 6-year stint as TV critic. In the 1970s — the New Hollywood Golden Age — he wrote film reviews for The Queen’s Jester and The Rivertown Times, both alternative weeklies in Cincinnati.