FILM REVIEW - The Lesson

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In a small Bulgarian town, Nadezhda, a young teacher, is looking for the thief in her classroom so that she can teach him a « lesson » on right and wrong. As this episode unravels at work, her personal life changes drastically and when she becomes indebted to loan sharks. Can she stay true to her own values?
Toronto International Film Festival 2014 - Contemporary World Cinema Arras Film Festival 2014 - European Competition Dubai Film Festival 2014 - Cinema of the World Palm springs International Film Festival 2015– Another Europe Premiers Plans d ‘Angers 2015 - Competition Rotterdam International Film Festival 2015 – Bright future Göteborg Film Festival 2015 - Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award
San Sebastian International Film Festival 2014 - Winner - New directors award Warsaw Film Festival 2014 - Competition 1-2 Winner (ex-aequo with How to stop a wedding) The Golden Rose Festival 2014 - The City of Varna Special Award and the Critics Guild Award Tokyo International Film Festival 2014 - Special Jury Prize Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2014 -Special Jury Prize-Bronze Alexander / Best Screenplay award Molodist International Film Festival 2014 - FIPRESCI Prize La Orquidea Film Festival (