The Forest for the Trees(Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen)
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Germany · 2004
1h 21m
Director Maren Ade
Starring Eva Löbau, Daniela Holtz, Jan Neumann, Ilona Schulz
Genre Comedy, Drama
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As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be much tougher than she had imagined.
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