2017 MSPIFF Official Selection

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 a student’s suicide attempt that could be related to that matter makes the school Principal call the students’ parents for an urgent meeting that suddenly puts the future of all the families at stake. The teacher’s high connections within the Communist Party makes everyone feel threatened, but at this 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, or will they just remain silent and let things be?

Press

"Though somewhat slow out of the starting blocks, this finally caustic drama, set in early 1980s Bratislava (then in Czechoslovakia), accumulates power and insight as it builds over the course of a tense parents-teachers conference." - Hollywood Reporter

"[A] needle-sharp take on the perils of doing the wrong thing for the right reasons" - IndieWire

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