Effectively transposing “12 Angry Men” into the most intense PTA meeting of all time, Jan Hřebejk’s “The Teacher” is a sardonic, richly seriocomic morality play that uses a delicate touch to explore why communism never seems to work out in the long run. Set in Czechoslovakia circa 1983 — when the country was just beginning to peek out from behind the Iron Curtain — and loosely inspired by true events, this crowd-pleasing standout from the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s competition slate leverages its hyper-specific setting to convey a universal story of fear and power. It’s a lot more fun than it sounds.

 

Trailer of the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVX6TcvmSBg

 

Part of QCinema International Film Festival

https://www.facebook.com/QuezonCityFilmFest/

 

Screenings:

14 Oct 20:30 hrs at Robinsons Galleria 7

16 Oct 15:30 hrs at Trinoma

18 Oct 18:30 hrs at UP Town Centre