Director Ruth Beckermann’s latest documentary takes us into a primary school classroom in Vienna’s Favoriten neigborhood. As at other schools in the Austrian capital, more than half of the students do not speak fluent German. And so the students and their devoted teacher spend their time learning not just mathematics, science, or other traditional subjects, but also patience, understanding, respect, and how to communicate in such a diverse group. At times serious as well as humorous, Beckermann’s film asks whether rounding to tens is really the most important skill schools should teach us.
Petra Vočadlová
118 min / Color, DCP
Director Ruth Beckermann
/ Screenplay Ruth Beckermann, Elisabeth Menasse
/ Dir. of Photography Johannes Hammel
/ Sound Andreas Hamza
/ Editor Dieter Pichler
/ Producer Ruth Beckermann
/ Production Ruth Beckermann Filmproduktion
/ Sales Autlook Filmsales
/ Distributor Vertigo International
Ruth Beckermann (1952, Vienna). Selected filmography: The Dreamed Ones (Die Geträumten, 2016, doc.), The Waldheim Waltz (Waldheims Walzer, 2018, doc.), Mutzenbacher (2022, doc.), Favoriten (2024, doc.).
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