Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

The Staffroom

Play trailer Poster for The Staffroom 2021 2h 6m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 4 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Anamarija starts a new job as a counsellor in a school, which is a place full of petty conflicts and cliques. Initially she tries to stay out of the power games played by the headmistress, teachers and parents and just do her job with the children. But as she gets to know the system better Anamarija understands that in order to survive she has to sacrifice her integrity and play her own game in the staffroom.

Critics Reviews

View More
Boyd van Hoeij The Film Verdict 10/13/2021
A woman tries to survive in the shark tank that is the teachers' lounge in this promising Croatian debut. Go to Full Review Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa 09/21/2021
Sonja Tarokić's feature debut is a master class in directing, with a strong social message and powerful emotion in a setting that represents a microcosm of Croatian society. Go to Full Review Mariona Borrull El antepenúltimo mohicano 09/02/2021
3/5
The camera feeds on shock and friction. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Neil Young Screen International 08/25/2021
Over the course of two full hours, diminishing returns sets in fairly quickly; there's a sense that Tarokic, while clearly talented in terms of developing character and situations, has a limited directorial toolbox at her disposal. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
The Staffroom

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

Sonja Tarokic

Director

Sonja Tarokić

Director

Marina Redzepovic

Anamarija

Stojan Matavulj

Sinisa Jambrovic

Nives Ivankovic

Vedrana

Maja Posavec

Ivana
View All

The Staffroom

Zbornica (2021) Zbornica (2021) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Anamarija starts a new job as a counsellor in a school, which is a place full of petty conflicts and cliques. Initially she tries to stay out of the power games played by the headmistress, teachers and parents and just do her job with the children. But as she gets to know the system better Anamarija understands that in order to survive she has to sacrifice her integrity and play her own game in the staffroom.
Director
Sonja Tarokic, Sonja Tarokić
Producer
Ankica Juric-Tilic
Screenwriter
Sonja Tarokic, Sonja Tarokić
Production Co
Kinorama
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Croatian
Runtime
2h 6m