Drama from 80´s in Czechoslovakia. An ordinary school with an ordinary teacher... or not.
Starring: Zuzana Maurery
Since the arrival of the new teacher, Maria Drazdechova, to a Bratislava suburban school in the year of 1983, life has turned upside down for students and parents. The convincement of the teacher’s corrupted behaviour and one of the students' suicide attempt that could be related to that matter, makes the school Principal call the students’ parents for an urgent meeting that will suddenly put the future of all the families at stake. They are asked to sign a petition to move Miss Drazdechova out of the school.
The teacher’s high connections within the Communist Party makes everyone feel threatened, but at his point they have no choice but to make a decision: will they dare to go against Miss Drazdechova and stand up for what they believe in at any risk, or will they just remain silent and let things be?
Trailers
From US cinema distribution (The Teacher, English subtitles, distribution by Film Movement).
From Australia cinema distribution (The Teacher, English subtitles, distribution by Palace Films).
From Spain cinema distribution (La profesora, Spanish dubbing, distribution by Karma Films).
POSTERS
FESTIVALS & FILM AWARDS
1st CEFFTm (Romania, 2017)
- The Best Script Award
- The Best Performance Award (Actress)
- Competition (Official selection)
30th EFA (2017)
- EFA Feature Film Selection
41th HKIFF (Hong Kong, 2017)
- SIGNIS Award Jury COMMENDATION
- Section Auteurs (Official selection)
THE SUN IN A NET AWARDS (Slovakia, 2017)
- The Best Film Award (statutory)
- The Best Screenplay Award (statutory)
- The Best Music Award (statutory)
- The Best Actress in Leading Role Award (statutory)
- The Viewers Choice Award (non-statutory)
- 13 nominations in the statutory movie categories
24th CZECH LION AWARDS (Czech Republic, 2017)
- 9 nominations in the statutory movie categories
- nomination in the category "Best Film Poster" (non-statutory)
54th GIJON IFF (Spain, 2016)
- "GIL PARRONDO" Award for the Best Art Direction
- The Best Score Award
- Competition (Official selection)
51st IFF Karlove Vary 2016 (Czech Republic, 2016)
- The Best Actress Award
- The Best Movie Poster
- Competition (Official selection)
ABOUT MOVIE
Production date: 2016
Genre: Drama / Feature film
Length: 100 min.
Release: 2016
World premiere: July 4th, 2016 (51st KVIFF)
Distribution premiere: July 21st, 2016
Country: Slovakia / Czech Republic
Production: PubRes (SK)
Co-producers: OFFSIDE MEN (CZ), RTVS - Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (SK), ČT - Česká televize (CZ)
Supported by: Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Czech State Cinematography Fund
Original title: Učiteľka
Original language: Slovak
English subtitles/dubbing: yes/no
Format: 2D DCP
Sales: LevelK
AUTHORS, CAST & CREW
Director: Jan Hřebejk
Script: Petr Jarchovský
Producers: Zuzana Mistríková (PubRes), Ľubica Orechovská (PubRes), Tibor Búza (RTVS), Ondřej Zima (OFFSIDE MEN), Jan Prušinovský (OFFSIDE MEN), Kateřina Ondřejková (ČT)
Dir. of photography: Martin Žiaran
Editor: Vladimír Barák
Set designer: Juraj Fábry
Music: Michal Novinski
Sound: Jiří Klenka
Costumes designer: Katarína Štrbová Bieliková
Make-up: Anita Hroššová
Translation: Jana Petrikovičová
Cast: Zuzana Mauréry, Peter Bebjak, Zuzana Konečná, Csongor Kassai, Attila Mokos, Éva Bandor, Martin Havelka, Ondřej Malý, Ela Lehotská, Judita Hansman, Ladislav Hrušovský, Dušan Kaprálik, Richard Labuda, Tamara Fischer, Oliver Oswald and others
From shooting: Zuzana Maurery (Miss Drazdechová, the teacher) with Peter Bebjak (Mr. Littman).