The Country Teacher (2008) - Venkovský ucitel

The Country Teacher (2008) Aka: Venkovský ucitel Release Year: 2008 Country: Germany, Czech Republic, France Director: Bohdan Sláma Writer: Bohdan Sláma Language: German Genre: Drama | Runtime: 115 min Cast: Pavel Liska, Ladislav Sedivý Marek Daniel, Zuzana Bydzovská Tereza Voriskova, Cyril Drozda Studio: Negativ, Pallas Film, Ceská Televize Why Not Productions Imdb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1284526/

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.