The Lesson

Nan
1h 51m
2014
6.681 /10 (47)

Overview

An honest, hard-working schoolteacher in a small Bulgarian town is driven to desperate measures to avoid financial ruin.

Country : Bulgaria, Greece
Genre : Drama
Languages : English, български език
Released Date: 2014-09-04

Top Billed Cast

Margita Gosheva

Ivanka Bratoeva

Ivan Barnev

Stefan Denolyubov

Ivan Savov

Deya Todorova

Poli Angelova

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