Ilker Çatak’s drama The Teachers’ Lounge will represent Germany in the Best International Film Category at the 2024 Oscars.
The drama stars Leonie Benesch as a young and dedicated sports and math teacher who starts her first job full of idealism. Her life and career starts to unravel when a student of Turkish origin is accused of a series of thefts and she decides to get to the bottom of the matter.
This quest for the truth sets in motion a spiralling chain of events that sees her coming under attack from outraged parents, opinionated colleagues and aggressive students.
The film’s selection as Germany’s Oscar entry was made by a nine-member jury appointed by various associations working within the German film industry.
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