Overview
A new teacher's arrival disrupts the lives of students and parents, forcing them to confront uncomfortable truths.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- sardonic
- oppressive
- serious film night
- political cinema discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a sharply observed, well-acted schoolroom drama that uses dark humor to expose authoritarian corruption and moral compromise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mária Drazdechová pressures students and parents through favors, threats, and Communist Party connections.
Parents are summoned to decide whether to sign a petition against the teacher despite risks to their families.
The urgent meeting of students' parents concentrates the film's conflict into a single consequential confrontation.
Parent-child relationships and family futures are directly affected by the teacher's political influence.
Films like The Teacher, and why
The Lives of Others
shared institutional corruption, moral pressure, and tightly controlled social drama
The Class
shared classroom setting, authoritarian power dynamics, and ethical confrontation
The White Ribbon
shared critique of coercive institutions and ordinary people forced into moral resistance
Movie Details
- Director
- Jan Hřebejk
- Release Date
- 2016-07-21
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (107)
Cast
- Zuzana Mauréry
- Csongor Kassai
- Zuzana Konečná
- Tamara Fischer
- Martin Havelka
- Ina Gogálová
- Monika Čertezni
- Ondřej Malý
- Peter Bebjak
- Attila Mokos
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Teacher about?
- A Bratislava school community confronts a politically protected teacher whose corruption turns parental solidarity into a perilous test of conscience.
- What is The Teacher like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Teacher as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Teacher violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Teacher as mild.
- What did critics think of The Teacher?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a sharply observed, well-acted schoolroom drama that uses dark humor to expose authoritarian corruption and moral compromise.
- Which films are like The Teacher?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lives of Others, The Class, and The White Ribbon.
- How long is The Teacher?
- The Teacher runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Teacher?
- In United States, The Teacher is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.
