The Teacher's Lounge (ctba)

Germany | 2023 | 98’ | 12A | Ilker Çatak | German with English subtitles | Leonie Benesch, Anne-Kathrin Gummich

Carla Nowak, a dedicated teacher, starts her first job at a high school, standing out among the new staff due to her idealism. When one of her students is suspected of theft, she decides to get to the bottom of the matter on her own. Caught between her ideals and the relentless structure of the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.