The Tale
“Our past is always present.”
An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.
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Cast
38 people
Laura Dern
Jennifer
Known for
Jurassic Park
Big Little Lies
Thom Bishops
Mike Amato
Kristi Taylor
Franny's Mom
Rebecca Gamble
70's Diner Waitress
Deana Deatherage
College Student
Paul Riley Fox
Student
Isabelle Nélisse
Jenny (13 Years)
Known for
Mama
Mommy
Elizabeth Debicki
Mrs. G
Known for
Tenet
The Night Manager
Jason Ritter
Bill
Known for
Gravity Falls
Lanterns
Frances Conroy
Jane Graham
Known for
Joker
Six Feet Under
John Heard
William P. Allens
Known for
Home Alone
Awakenings
Ellen Burstyn
Nettie
Known for
Requiem for a Dream
The Exorcist
Jennifer Fox Director · Ariel Marx Composer Denis Lenoir Cinematographer
United States release May 26, 2018 · Produced in Germany, United States · Production Blackbird Films, One Two Films
Production
WeatherVane Productions
Production
Blackbird Films
Production
One Two Films
Production
A Luminous Mind Production
Production
Untitled Entertainment
Production
Gamechanger Films
Production
ZDF
Production
HBO Films
Studio
Germany · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Mexico · January 20, 2018
Limited theatrical
United States · May 26, 2018
Digital
United States
January 20, 2018 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
April 20, 2018 · Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
May 26, 2018 · TV · HBO (TV-MA)
France
March 27, 2022 · TV · ARTE
Germany
June 3, 2019 · Digital
Hungary
May 27, 2018 · Digital
Netherlands
January 20, 2018 · Digital
Norway
January 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Romania
May 31, 2018 · Digital
Sweden
January 20, 2018 · Digital
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