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The Teacher

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A middle school teacher manipulates her student's parents into doing favors for her in exchange for previews of test questions and good grades for their children.
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Adam Graham Detroit News [An] absorbing Slovak-Czech drama ... Rated: B Jan 19, 2018 Full Review Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald The Teacher brings us an exceptional villain... Rated: 4/5 Dec 1, 2017 Full Review David Stratton The Australian Maurery, who won the best actress award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic last year, is impressive as the thoroughly nasty Mrs D. Rated: 4/5 Nov 17, 2017 Full Review Carlos Marañón Cinemanía (Spain) ... built on the reflection of abuse of political power in life's smallest details. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5/5 May 1, 2018 Full Review Hugo Hernández Valdivia Cinexcepción The Professor has the virtue of showing how capable humans are to adapt in order to survive especially after disgrace. The film is a commentary on how the system doesn't really change. [Full Review in Spanish] Rated: 7.5/10 May 1, 2018 Full Review Kenneth R. Morefield Christianity Today The film understands that broken systems persist precisely because their brokenness benefits somebody. Rated: 3.5 Jan 13, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member O niekontrolowanej władzy nad innymi, w mniejszej, ale bardzo ważnej skali Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A story about injustice, and how we react when it appears. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member La profesora [2016] Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A middle school teacher manipulates her student's parents into doing favors for her in exchange for previews of test questions and good grades for their children.
Director
Jan Hrebejk
Producer
Jan Prusinovský, Ondrej Zima, Tibor Búza, Zuzana Mistríková, Katerina Ondrejková, Lubica Orechovská
Screenwriter
Petr Jarchovský
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Ceská Televize
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Slovak
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 30, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$63.6K
Runtime
1h 42m
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