The Teachers’ Lounge. 2023. Directed by Ilker Çatak

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Held on Sat, Dec 2, 2023, 2:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

The Teachers’ Lounge. 2023. Germany. Directed by Ilker Çatak. Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics

For members at the Explore category and above, tickets will become available two weeks before the screening date, starting at 10:30 a.m. Additional tickets will be available to members and the general public one week before the screening date, also at 10:30 a.m. Please note that space is extremely limited and tickets will be in high demand.

The Teachers’ Lounge. 2023. Germany . Directed by Ilker Çatak. Screenplay by Çatak, Johannes Duncker. With Leonie Benesch, Leonard Stettnisch, Eva Löbau. DCP. Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics. In German, Turkish, Polish; English subtitles. 98 min.

Sometimes the best intentions can lead to nightmare situations. In the case of young, progressive, idealistic school teacher Carla (played with inspired and ever-increasing befuddlement by Leonie Benesch), every effort she makes to “do the right thing” leads to increasingly devastating results. Director Ilker Catak creates a riveting thriller from the most familiar of circumstances: a good teacher’s attempts to bring change to the confines of a German middle school. The Teachers’ Lounge took several prizes at the German Film Awards, and is Germany’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 96th Academy Awards.

This film accompanies The Contenders 2023.

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