‘Mr. Bachmann and His Class’ Review: A Documentary Testament to the Value of a Great Teacher Reviewed at Berlin Film Festival (online), Berlin, Feb. 27, 2021. Running time: 217 MIN.

Dir. Maria Speth. Germany. 2021. 217 mins. Some films, regardless of their quality, only really come into their own when seen with an audience. That’s why, while documentary Mr Bachmann And His ...

Dieter Bachmann is nearing retirement age but still wearing AC/DC T-shirts in the classroom where he teaches a gaggle of 12-14-year-olds in the industrial town of Stadtallendorf in central Germany.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy and Maria Speth’s Mr Bachmann And His Class are the joint winners of Screen’s 2021 Berlin jury grid, with both films scoring averages of 3.3 ...