The Forest for the Trees

The Forest for the Trees

6.6IMDb Score
Released:2004-09-16
Duration:81 min
Country:Germany
Director:Maren Ade
Actors:Eva Löbau, Daniela Holtz, Jan Neumann, Ilona Schulz, Robert Schupp
Production:Komplizen Film, Rat Pack Filmproduktion, Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe, KaufmannWöbke GbR, SWR, ARD, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München

Overview:

As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be much tougher than she had imagined.

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