A seemingly passionate and kind teacher uses her pupils to manipulate their parents for her own personal benefit, whether for material gain or even the promise of a romantic affair.
Concerned about the school performance of their beloved children, most parents succumb to the pressure and provide the teacher with various services and gifts. Three families, however, decide to take a stand and try to remedy the situation together with the school head teacher at a clandestine parent meeting. Inspired by true events, this suspenseful and highly topical film about the strength of human character, although set in the early 1980s, tells a universal story that could happen anytime and anywhere… at least as long as corruption, pettiness, and selfishness still rule the world.
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AWARDS
51st Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2016
Best Actress award for Zuzana Mauréry
Sun in a Net Awards, Slovakia, 2017
Best Film Award
Best Actress Award - Zuzana Mauréry
Best Screenplay Award - Petr Jarchovský
Best Music Award - Michal Novinski
Award of Film Fans - Jan Hřebejk
Gijón International Film Festival in Spain, 2016
Best Music – Michal Novinský
Best Production Design – Juraj Fábry
41st Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2017
Commendation