The Lesson
Teacher who didn't say no
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.
- Year: 2014
- Country: Latvia, Russia
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Riverbed, Horosho Production, Mojo Raiser Production
- Keyword: society, teacher, school, peer pressure
- Director: Andris Gauja
- Cast: Inga Alsiņa-Lasmane, Mārcis Klatenbergs, Ieva Apine, Andrey Smolyakov, Liena Šmukste, Marina Janaus
