Terry Hunter reviews THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE

Updated: Feb. 18, 2024 at 11:52 AM HST
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A new film from Germany called THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE is one of the five Oscar nominees for Best International Film. Leonie Benesch is superb in the film, playing an idealistic middle school teacher whose good intentions are completely thwarted when she tries to help solve a rash of thefts at her school. The action she takes to try to protect her 7th graders from being falsely accused trigger an avalanche of unforeseen consequences. THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE is an intense drama about a middle school that is a mirror for the tensions and conflicts of the larger world outside. (Kahala Mall)