Favoriten (2024)
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A dedicated teacher and her students navigate the challenges of everyday life in a disadvantaged Vienna elementary school.
The story
The film follows everyday life in a combined second- to fourth-grade class of 25 children at the largest elementary school in Vienna’s Favoriten district, an area described as disadvantaged. It explores the difficulties immigrant students face, the commitment of a dedicated teacher, and the failure of school authorities. The children’s experiences at home and at school include joys, fears, and hardships, while the film attends to their abilities and strategies and asks who they are. Despite these challenges, the students show energy and strength when they are taken seriously and supported.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film depicts everyday life in a combined second- to fourth-grade class of 25 children at the largest elementary school in Vienna’s Favoriten district, a school in a disadvantaged area: the problems faced by immigrant students, the commitment of a dedicated teacher, and the failure of the school authorities. The aim was to explore the children’s joys, fears, and hardships, their abilities and strategies, and to find out who they are. Despite the difficulties they face at home and at school, the children show how much energy and strength they have when they are taken seriously and supported.
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