The Lesson
SYNOPSIS: Liam (Daryl McCormack), an aspiring and ambitious young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author J.M. Sinclair (Academy Award nominee Richard E. Grant). But soon, Liam realizes that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution. Sinclair, his wife Hélène (Academy Award nominee Julie Delpy), and their son Bertie (Stephen McMillan) all guard a dark past, one that threatens Liam’s future as well as their own. As the lines between master and protégé blur, class, ambition, and betrayal become a dangerous combination in this taut noir thriller.
GENRE: Thriller
DIRECTOR: Alice Troughton
WRITER: Alex MacKeith
CAST: Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy, Daryl McCormack
PRODUCERS: Camille Gatin, Cassandra Sigsgaard, Judy Tossell, Fabien Westerhoff
LANGUAGE: English
The Lesson (2023)
SYNOPSIS: Liam (Daryl McCormack), an aspiring and ambitious young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author J.M. Sinclair (Academy Award nominee Richard E. Grant). But soon, Liam realizes that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution. Sinclair, his wife Hélène (Academy Award nominee Julie Delpy), and their son Bertie (Stephen McMillan) all guard a dark past, one that threatens Liam’s future as well as their own. As the lines between master and protégé blur, class, ambition, and betrayal become a dangerous combination in this taut noir thriller.
GENRE: Thriller
DIRECTOR: Alice Troughton
WRITER: Alex MacKeith
CAST: Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy, Daryl McCormack
PRODUCERS: Camille Gatin, Cassandra Sigsgaard, Judy Tossell, Fabien Westerhoff
LANGUAGE: English
Egoli Tossell is delighted to announce that „THE LESSON“ will have its German premiere at FILMFEST HAMBURG. The festival has provided a first glimpse of their program, and this film has been selected!
https://www.filmfesthamburg.de/news/erste-filme-2/
THE LESSON has already been release in the United States of America will come to the screens in Germany on 26th October 2023.