İlker Çatak directs Leonie Benesch, Anne-Kathrin Gummich and Rafael Stachowiak in this German drama where a new teacher struggles to trust anyone when a series of thefts occur in her staff room.

Constantly escalating, emotionally chilling. A quicksand situation where the stakes are low, everyday, recognisable. Yet every decision leads to further complications and deeper conflicts. This taut little shocker puts Leonie Benesch through the wringer and she rises to the challenge with quiet intensity. A name making lead performance. A stark reflection of current working practices in education and the wider western world. Where corporate policy, victim playing and toxic team dynamics stifle any chance to achieve… anything.

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Perfect Double Bill: Playground (2021)

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