6th Okinawa International Movie Festival

Screening Schedule

• 3.22(sat)　15:30　Theater 2 Greeting 
• 3.23(sun)　10:00　Sakurazaka Hall B 

Storyline

Somebody built a goddamn school gym directly over the stolen cash his girlfriend buried for him. And now, ex-con Zeki has no choice but to pass himself off as a substitute teacher at Goethe Comprehensive School, thus providing the German educational system with one more problem, i.e. the craziest teacher of all time. At night, Zeki digs secretly for his loot: during the day, he uses drastic yet effective methods to bring the unruly kids of class 10B back on track. Although his prim and proper fellow teacher Lisi condemns the unorthodox pedagogical approach taken by her new "colleague," she nevertheless finds herself falling in love with Zeki and even helps him dig up something more valuable than cash, namely the remains of his own moral integrity. 

Plot

Notes 

-In November 2013, "Fack Ju Goehte" was released in 

German cinemas, where it went on to sell more than 6 million tickets and generate box office returns of over USD60,000,000. 

-This latest film from director Bora Dagtekin and the team behind 

the 2012 smash hit "Turkish for Beginners", which also marked 

their contribution to much-needed education reform in Germany. 

-"Fack Ju Goehte" is the story of overworked teachers and 

disturbed high school kids and delivers a new twist on the old 

"high school comedy" genre with the help of terrific dialogue and 

highly quotable adolescent lingo. 

Cast

Elyas M'Barek, Karoline Herfurth, Katja Riemann, Jana Pallaske, Alwara Höfels

Director & Work Data

Director

Bora Dagtekin

Country

GERMANY

Year

2013