Movie

This Teacher

2018 · 92 min

An uneasy, quietly alienating watch that drifts from awkward reunion into solitary unease and simmering cultural friction.

Overview: A reunion between two childhood friends goes awry in this disquieting portrait of a young Muslim woman visiting New York for the first time.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, isolation, race, faith
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
race
faith
betrayal
Places: big city
countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild