To Be a Teacher

To be a teacher tells the emotional story of three young teachers and their first years in school, a period called „Referendariat“ in Germany. Here they come to realize that their studies did not prepare them at all for what it means to work in one of the most responsible and important jobs in society. A rare insight into fabricating one of the most essential resources of modern times: education. A coming of age story of three young people whose idealism clashes with a harsh reality. A tense and emotional look at a powerful system from the inside. (Berlinale)