Primary Hell

This comedy series emphasizes the dynamics of parents and teachers and the way they hold their own on the battlefield which is more commonly known as primary school; a well-known and very familiar arena, but an absurdist world as well. The primary school is an exceptional mini-society with its own rules, goodbyespolicy, loitering parents, parent-teacher meetings, birthday treats etiquette, class group apps, … and mothers assigned as ‘lice nurses’. Determined to get her new life on track as soon as possible, the recently divorced mother Hannah and her daughter Floor arrive at a new school where Hannah is soon dragged into the frenzy of schoolyard politics. Unfortunately, there are no integration courses, so by trial and error Hannah tries to master the unwritten laws of the playground. Not to mention the peculiar teachers and the overbearing ‘mother mafia’, who don‘t make life easy for her. Though Hannah promised herself not to be manipulated at this school, eventually no parent - Hannah included - escapes the school etiquette and ‘voluntary’ duties. Before you know it, you are responsible for the charity jar, you have been added to five WhatsApp parent groups and you are assigned as ‘lice mother’ or ‘Luizenmoeder’.