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A Separation
Why this pick
Like The Teachers’ Lounge, it turns a seemingly contained ethical conflict into escalating pressure, with competing perspectives, institutional strain, and no easy moral refuge.
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MOVIE2023 1h 40m DEU
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A similarly controlled, nerve-racking social drama in which an accusation spreads through a community, testing trust, fairness, and the devastating force of collective judgment.
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The Exam
Why this pick
A tense, real-time-feeling moral dilemma centered on educational pressure, where practical choices steadily tighten into an absorbing examination of conscience and power.
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School's Out
Why this pick
For its unnerving school atmosphere and an educator drawn into a disturbing situation, this is a more overtly mysterious but comparably chilly institutional thriller.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Leonie Benesch
Carla Nowak
Anne-Kathrin Gummich
Dr. Bettina Böhm
Rafael Stachowiak
Milosz Dudek
Michael Klammer
Thomas Liebenwerda
Eva Löbau
Friederike Kuhn
Kathrin Wehlisch
Lore Semnik
Sarah Bauerett
Vanessa König
Canan Samadi
Mariam Irfan