The behind-the-scenes production of Rural Teachers

About the director

The 41-year-old Czech director Bohdan Slama directed and served as the screenwriter of this film. Since the launch of his first personal directorial work "Stvanice" in 1992, Slama has always adhered to the principle of slow work and meticulous work, and only released a movie every 3 to 5 years. This rigorous creative attitude has won Slama numerous accolades, including recognition from the San Francisco Film Festival, the San Sebastian Film Festival and Czech local film awards.

"Country Teacher" is Slama's sixth directorial work, and it is also a participating film in this year's 65th Venice International Film Festival competition unit-the second "Queer Lion" Award. The exhibited works mainly focus on gay-themed films. After the Venice screening, "Country Teacher" was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2008.

About the actor The 17-year-old boy in the film is played by the young actor Triza Voriskova, who was born on September 29, 1989. As a rookie in the Czech film industry, he participated in the film There are not many movies, and "Country Teacher" is his fourth acting work.

Highlights: This film won the Best Actress and Best Cinematography awards at the 2008 Stockholm Film Festival.