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The Teacher

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Original title

Ucitelka (Učiteľka)aka

AKA

Ucitelka (The Teacher)

Year

2016

Running time

102 min.

Country

Slovakia

Director

Jan Hrebejk

Screenwriter

Petr Jarchovský

Cast

Music

Michal Novinski

Cinematography

Martin Ziaran

Producer

Co-production Slovakia-Czech Republic;

PubRes, Ceská Televize, Offside MEN, RTVS

Genre

Drama | Based on a true story. 1980s. Education. Schools & University

Synopsis

On the outskirts of 1983 Bratislava, in the waning years of Communist rule, soft-spoken widow and well-connected schoolteacher Comrade Mária Drazdechová arrives at her new class of unsuspecting students. With her little black leather notebook crammed with useful information about her pupils' parents' employment status, Mária, the unscrupulous instructor with the permanent smile, weaves an intricate network of corruption and uncommon personal favors--for her benefit, of course. Then an affronted father who can't afford to lose his job refuses to go along--and faces the consequences. But who would dare to denounce Mária, a woman with close ties to the ruling Communist Party?

Awards: 2016: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Best Actress (Zuzana Mauréry)

2016: Gijon Film Festival: Best Score & Art Direction

2016: Gijón Film Festival: 2 awards. 3 nominations

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The Teacher

2016

Jan Hrebejk

6.5

(1,624)