The eccentric Miss Ank tries to pick up the pieces at her primary after the loss of their principal. Faced with a shortage of teachers, and increasingly demanding parents, the board hires an interim head to get things in order. Pretty soon e-teaching takes over, with an actual robot replacing the teachers, and CCTV enabling over-involved parents to keep a constant eye on what’s happening. Finding themselves up against this heartless new regime, pupils and teachers decide to join forces and rebel.
Acting
Warringa's unhinged energy carries every scene
Practical Effects
The robot teacher design is gloriously unthreatening
Director
Ilse Warringa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Warringa originated Juf Ank on Dutch TV, making this her feature-length anarchic culmination of a beloved character.
The film satirizes Netherlands' actual 'Onderwijszorg' debates—parents increasingly treating schools as service providers rather than communities.
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