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IZLAIDUMA GADS (THE LESSON)
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Completed - LATVIAN - First film - 109 minutes

Log Line

An idealistic teacher tries to overcome her students' resistance and get close to her class - but she goes too far...

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2014 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2014 (Line up)
  • Toronto 2014 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2014

Director(s) : Andris GAUJA
Writer(s) : Lauris GUNDARS, Andris GAUJA
Cast : Inga ALSINA-LASMANE, Marcis KLATENBERGS, Ieva APINE, Gatis GAGA, Edgars SILINS, Andrey SMOLAKOV

Producer(s) : Guna STAHOVSKA (Mojo Raiser Production), Andris GAUJA (Riverbed)

Synopsis

The Lesson tells the story of Zane, a devoted teacher mentoring the senior class in a Latvian high school. She tries to live her life in the most meaningful way possible. She takes her mission as a teacher seriously and works hard to help her students develop their talents. Even so, as for many younger teachers, it's hard for Zane to keep her distance from her class -- the students soon become a sort of family for her. When she realizes she's falling in love with one of them, the others start to feel left out. She faces a stark choice between her personal happiness and the pressures of society.

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Country(ies) : LATVIA

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