The Country Teacher (2009)

Synopsis: 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... 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.

The Country Teacher is Czech director Bohdan Sláma’s (Wild Bees / Something Like Happiness—also distributed by Film Movement) most recent film.

A beautifully shot, powerfully acted, profoundly moving story of desire, responsibility, forgiveness and the need to belong, Sláma sought to tell a universal story that would resonate with audiences around the world. He explains that, “Looking for love is a never-ending battle which defines and forms man, an essence within every story, and unrequited love hurts no matter where you live, whatever your geographical location, it hurts the same everywhere.” The Country Teacher explores this universal theme and unravels the many issues at stake in romantic, platonic and self love. --© Film Movement [More]

Starring: Pavel Liska, Zuzana Bydžovska, Ladislav eedivy, Marek Daniel

Starring: Pavel Liska, Zuzana Bydžovska, Ladislav eedivy, Marek Daniel, Tereza VoriUkova, MiloU CernouUek, Zuzana Kronerova, Miroslav Krobot, Zdena Kucerova

Director: Bohdan Slama

Director: Bohdan Slama
Producer: Pavel Strnad, Petr Oukropec, Karl Baumgartner, Thanassis Karathanos
Composer: Vladimir Godar
Studio: Film Movement

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