'The Teachers' Lounge' trivia and fun facts

German Oscar candidate

Official submission of Germany for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 96th Academy Awards in 2024.

Debut

Film debut of Leonard Stettnisch.

Experience as a teacher

Eva Löbau, the "opponent" of the teacher in this movie, played a teacher herself in the also great movie Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen (2003), which covers a similar topic.