The Lesson
7.2
An honest, hard-working schoolteacher in a small Bulgarian town is driven to desperate measures to avoid financial ruin.
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Cast
32 people
Margita Gosheva
Known for
Glory
Ivanka Bratoeva
Also in
The Father
Ivan Barnev
Known for
I Served the King of England
Train
Stefan Denolyubov
Known for
Glory
Ivan Savov
Also in
The Father
Fear
Deya Todorova
Poli Angelova
Known for
Glory
Milena Ilieva
Also in
Stalker: The Curse of the Zone
Andrea Todorova
Boris Doychinov
Nikolay Todorov
Kutsev
Also in
The Father
Triumph
Vanina Geleva
Kristina Grozeva Director · Petar Valchanov Director Krum Rodriguez Cinematographer
United States release March 4, 2015 · Produced in Bulgaria, Greece · Languages Bulgarian, English
Production
Screening Emotions
Production
Little Wing Productions
Production
Abraxas Film
Production
Graal
Production
Graal Films
Production
Bulgaria · Greece
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Урок
Original language
Bulgarian
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian · English
Release dates
Bulgaria · September 4, 2014
Theatrical
United States · March 4, 2015
Limited theatrical · New York City
United States
January 5, 2015 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Argentina
October 6, 2016 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 18, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
June 11, 2015 · Theatrical
Canada
September 4, 2014 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 4, 2014 · Theatrical
China
April 18, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Beijing International Film Festival
France
September 9, 2015 · Theatrical
Germany
August 18, 2015 · Theatrical
July 25, 2018 · TV
Greece
November 4, 2014 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
March 31, 2016 · Theatrical
November 9, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
March 29, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
November 5, 2015 · Digital
Iceland
September 27, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Reykjavik Film Festival
India
December 7, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Bengaluru International Film Festival
Iraq
September 23, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Duhok International Film Festival
Ireland
December 4, 2015 · Theatrical
August 29, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Italy
March 17, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
October 28, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Tokyo International Film Festival
May 30, 2015 · Limited theatrical · EU Film Days
September 5, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Aichi International Women's Film Festival
February 5, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Lithuania
March 19, 2015 · Limited theatrical · International Film Festival Vilnius
Luxembourg
February 26, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Netherlands
January 25, 2015 · Limited theatrical · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Poland
July 17, 2015 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 7, 2016 · Theatrical
May 13, 2019 · TV · RTP 2
South Korea
May 3, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Jeonju International Film Festival
Spain
September 25, 2014 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
May 29, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 25, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Göteborg Film Festival
Türkiye
April 15, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Istanbul Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
December 12, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Dubai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
December 4, 2015 · Theatrical
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