THE LESSON

UROK

By Kristina GROZEVA, Petar VALCHANOV

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Drama - Completed 2014

Nadhezda, is a teacher determined to punish a student thief. She will also do anything to keep her house about to be seized. A lesson will be taught.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2014
Contemporary World Cinema
San Sebastian FF 2014
New Directors Kutxa New Director's Award
Warsaw FF 2014
Competition 1-2 1-2 Competition Award
Ventana Sur 2014
European Cinema
    • Year of production
    • 2014
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • BULGARIA, GREECE
    • Languages
    • BULGARIAN
    • Duration
    • 105 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Kristina GROZEVA, Petar VALCHANOV
    • Writer(s)
    • Kristina GROZEVA, Petar VALCHANOV
    • Producer(s)
    • Magdelena ILIEVA (Abraxas Film), Kostadina STAVRIANOU (GRAAL)
    • Synopsis
    • Nadezhda is a high school English teacher near Sofia. Stunned by a theft report by one of her students she is determined to find the culprit and punish him. As this episode unravels at work, her personal life changes drastically. She is notified by a bailiff that the bank is about to seize her house and put it on auction due to overdue mortgage payments.
      Determined to keep her life afloat and her house she will do everything she can to get the money before it’s too late.
      Her personal and professional life will converge as she goes against all the lessons she teaches her students.