The Teachers' Lounge

The Teachers' Lounge
Theatrical release poster
GermanDas Lehrerzimmer
Directed byİlker Çatak
Written by
Produced byIngo Fliess
Starring
CinematographyJudith Kaufmann
Edited byGesa Jäger
Music byMarvin Miller
Production
companies
Distributed byAlamode Film
Release dates
  • 18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) (Berlin)
  • 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) (Germany)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
CountryGermany
Languages
  • German
  • Turkish
  • Polish
  • English
Box office$5.4 million[2]

The Teachers' Lounge (German: Das Lehrerzimmer) is a 2023 German drama film directed by İlker Çatak, who co-wrote the screenplay with Johannes Duncker [de].[3][4] Leonie Benesch stars as a teacher tasked with finding out which of her students is responsible for a series of thefts.

It was nominated to compete for the Panorama Audience Award at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 18 February 2023.[5] Released to critical acclaim, the National Board of Review named The Teachers' Lounge one of the top five international films of 2023.[6] It was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[7]

  1. ^ "The Teachers' Lounge (2024)". Irish Film Classification Office. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Teachers' Lounge". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Film "Das Lehrerzimmer" über Schulalltag". taz (in German). 21 February 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (22 February 2023). "The Teachers' Lounge review – a deeply unsettling day at the chalkface unravels". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  5. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (18 January 2023). "'The Siren' to Open Berlinale's Panorama Strand, Jafar Panahi, Joan Baez, Fan Bingbing, George MacKay Feature in Selections". Variety. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ^ Lewis, Hilary (6 December 2023). "National Board of Review Names 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Best Film of 2023". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. ^ Blaney, Martin. "Germany picks Ilker Çatak's 'The Teachers' Lounge' as its international Oscar entry". Screen Daily. Retrieved 23 August 2023.