LEARNING TO DRIVE

By Isabel COIXET

PLAION PICTURES GMBH - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, GERMANY

Romance - Completed 2014

As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2014
    • Year of production
    • 2014
    • Genres
    • Romance
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 5 - 10 M$
    • Duration
    • 105 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Isabel COIXET
    • Writer(s)
    • Sarah KERNOCHAN
    • EIDR
    • 10.5240/6CAE-1EEC-346F-2A7A-09AD-8
    • Producer(s)
    • Dana FRIEDMAN (Core Pictures), Daniel HAMMOND (BROAD GREEN PICTURES)
    • Synopsis
    • When her husband of twenty years walks out on her, Wendy Shields (Patricia Clarkson) watches her comfortable life crumble overnight. Struggling to reclaim her independence in New York City, she hits a unique roadblock: she never learned to drive. Her life is forever changed when she meets Darwan (Ben Kingsley), a driving instructor and part-time cab driver on the brink of an arranged marriage. In each other’s company, Wendy and Darwan find the courage to ask for directions, the strength to move forward, and a friendship for the ride.