Drama | Czech Republic, Germany, France | Czech w/ English Subtitles
"Undeniably fresh!" -Ella Taylor, The Village Voice
"A great story of love, friendship and forgiveness." - Vincent Musetto, New York Post
"Beautifully crafted!" - Alissa Simon, Variety
A gifted and well-qualified young teacher takes a job teaching natural sciences at a grammar school in the country....
Running Time: 113 min
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A gifted and well-qualified young teacher takes a job teaching natural sciences at a grammar school in the country. Here he makes the acquaintance of a woman and her troubled 17-year old son. The teacher has no romantic interest in the woman but they quickly form a strong friendship, each recognizing the other's uncertainties, hopes and longing for love.
When the teacher's ex-boyfriend comes to visit from the city, he quickly realizes that nobody in the village knows that the teacher is gay and harbors a secret affection for the teenage boy. His jealous actions set in motion a series of events that will test the inner strength and compassion of the teacher, the woman and her son to a breaking point. A beautifully shot, powerfully acted, profoundly moving story of desire, responsibility, forgiveness and the need to belong, from the internationally-acclaimed director of Something Like Happiness and Wild Bees.
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Rights: USA Formats: 35mm, Digi Beta, DVD
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The Country Teacher (Pavel Liška) with his student (Ladislav Sedivý)
The Country Teacher (Pavel Liška) and Marie (Zuzana Bydžovská)
The Country Teacher (Pavel Liška) and Marie (Zuzana Bydžovská)
The Country Teacher (Pavel Liška) with his student (Ladislav Sedivý)
The Country Teacher (Pavel Liška)
The Country Teacher Poster Art
September 2, 2008
"Bracing"
--Dan Fainaru/ Screen Daily - Review
Critics Pick!
--Stephen Holden / The New York Times - Review
"A great story of love, friendship and forgiveness."
--New York Post - Review
“Undeniably fresh”--Ella Taylor, The Village Voice - Review
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