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The Teachers' Lounge
2023
· Movie
· 98 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1186
- IMDb #1352
- Google retired #1586
- Metacritic #782
- Letterboxd #1198
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #398
+6 more
- Metacritic Critics #586
- Metacritic Audience #1620
- Criticker #526
- Kinopoisk #2867
- AlloCiné #1238
- Trakt #1867
Every rating
64–95
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95. Critics average 88, everyone else 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A dedicated teacher tries to resolve a series of petty thefts at her school. When she sets a trap, she accidentally triggers a chain of events that escalates into a full-blown crisis. The staffroom becomes a pressure cooker of suspicion and accusation, forcing her to confront a complex system where her ideals of justice clash with the harsh realities of institutional politics.
Details
- Director
- İlker Çatak
- Writers
- İlker Çatak, Johannes Duncker
- Studio
- if... Productions, ZDF, ARTE
- Released
- 4 May 2023
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German, Turkish, Polish, English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 9 wins, 20 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 29 →1 major award won · 9 wins from 29 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| Berlin International Film Festival 2023 | Cicae Art Cinema Prizes | The Teachers' Lounge | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2024 | Best International Feature Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
| Goya Awards 2024 | Best European Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2023 | Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
| Belgian Film Critics Association 2025 | Grand Prix | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2024 | Best Non-English-Language Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
| Astra Film Awards 2024 | Best International Actress | Leonie Benesch | Nominee |
| Astra Film Awards 2024 | Best International Feature | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
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Berlin International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Cicae Art Cinema Prizes | The Teachers' Lounge | Winner |
| Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
Goya Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
German Film Awards
7 nominations, 5 won
| Best Director | Ilker Çatak | Winner |
| Best Editing | Gesa Jäger | Winner |
| Best Fiction Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Leonie Benesch | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | İlker Çatak, Johannes Duncker | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Judith Kaufmann | Nominee |
| Best Film Score | Marvin Miller | Nominee |
European Film Academy
1 nomination, 1 won
| Lux Award | The Teachers' Lounge | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Five International Films | The Teachers' Lounge | Winner |
Valladolid International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Editing | Gesa Jäger | Winner |
European Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best European Actress | Leonie Benesch | Nominee |
| Best European Screenwriter | İlker Çatak, Johannes Duncker | Nominee |
| European University Film Award | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
Astra Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best International Actress | Leonie Benesch | Nominee |
| Best International Feature | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Non-English-Language Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
Haifa International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best International Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
Les Arcs Film Festival
1 nomination
| Cineuropa Award | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture – International | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best International Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film by or about Women | The Teachers' Lounge | Nominee |