Frau Müller muss weg

Ms. Mueller must go! That much is certain when a bunch of worried parents have an unscheduled meeting with the teacher, Ms. Mueller (Gabriela Maria Schmeide). The grades are terrible. At the end of the school year, the decision will be made about whether the children will pass the grammar school entry exams. Because of this, the parents (Justus von Dohnányi, Anke Engelke, Ken Duken, Mina Tander, Alwara Höfels) are determined to save – with the removal of the teacher – what there is to be saved, regardless of cost. Ms. Mueller is not so easily removed. Suddenly, the facade of all these oh-so-perfect mothers and fathers disintegrates catastrophically revealing all their reservations, fears, doubts, resentments, and meanness. The real fight is about to begin... (Berlinale)