Released:
2014-10-10

Overview:
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 a younger teacher it’s hard for Zane to keep her distance from the class – the students soon become a sort of family to 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 personal happiness and the pressures of society.

Director:
Andris Gauja

Runtime:
1h 48min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Inga Alsiņa-Lasmane
• 
  Mārcis Klatenbergs
• 
  Ieva Apine
• 
  Andrey Smolyakov
• 
  Liena Šmukste