German screenwriter Moritz Binder co-wrote the screenplay for the 2024 film September 5 together with director Tim Fehlbaum and American dialoguist Alex David. I reviewed the movie last fall and put it in my Top 10 for the year. In […]

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In his latest film, The Teachers’ Lounge, German director Ilker Çatak (Blurred Lines) crafts a harrowing classroom thriller, set in a junior high, where teacher and student politics collide. Centered by a brilliant lead performance from actress Leonie Benesch (Persian […]

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“It’s about mathematics, not magic.” A teacher looking to get to the bottom of a serious school matter is caught between a rock and a hard place in Ilker Çatak’s The Teachers’ Lounge. Co-written by Çatak and Johannes Duncker, it […]

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(The Middleburg Film Festival runs October 19-22, 2023 in Middleburg, Virginia. HtN Lead Critic Chris Reed will be proving his usual excellent coverage like this movie review of The Teachers’ Lounge. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In his […]

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