The Lesson
2014 · Movie · Unrated · 111 min · ★ 6.6 · 76% critics
In a small Bulgarian town, an honest, hard-working schoolteacher faces mounting pressure as money troubles threaten to upend everyday life. With options running out, the situation pushes them toward choices they never expected to consider.
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Details
- Original title
- Урок
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-09-04
- Language
- BG
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (51 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like grounded, tense dramas about ordinary people under pressure, in the vein of Glory or Directions; Not for you if you want a light, fast-paced story or clear-cut heroes.
Pros: tense moral dilemma; grounded small-town setting; relatable financial pressure | Cons: slow-burn pacing; heavy subject matter; limited light moments
Themes
- woman director
Awards & recognition
- IFFR audience award · 2015 · nominated
- Lux Prize · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
Margita Gosheva
- IB
Ivanka Bratoeva
Ivan Barnev
Stefan Denolyubov
Ivan Savov
- DT
Deya Todorova
- PA
Poli Angelova
- MI
Milena Ilieva
- AT
Andrea Todorova
- BD
Boris Doychinov
Directed by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov