The Staffroom (Zbornica)

"Anamarija has just come back from her two-year maternity leave and enthusiastically starts her new job as a counselor in an elementary school in Zagreb. At first, she tries to stay out of the power games and conflicts between colleagues and parents and concentrate on her work as a school pedagogue with the children. However, in order to survive in this environment full of burned-out and apathetic teachers and improve her relationship with the principal, Anamarija must be strategic." cinema-time.com "The dynamic camerawork, carefully choreographed scenes, and precise direction underscore the strength of this self-aware debut by Sonja Tarokić about the struggle of the individual within the system and the efforts required to maintain one's integrity. Moreover, the film is a complex study of an institution whose employees have taken on one of the most responsible roles an adult can have - educating future generations." Lenka Tyrpáková, kviff.com Contributors and additional information: Croatia 2021 126 min. color. DCP. OV/e Director: Sonja Tarokić Screenplay: Sonja Tarokić Cinematography: Danko Vucinovic Editing: Borna Buljevic With: Marina Redzepovic, Stojan Matavulj, Nives Ivankovic Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.