Fresh
The kinetic yet poker-faced filmmaking renders the narrative turns especially jolting.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
The Lesson
You're Going to Learn... Even if it Kills You.
2015 · 1h 38m · NOT RATED
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Ruth Platt
Overview
Two schoolboy delinquents learn a lesson that they will never forget when a teacher at the end of his tether decides to abduct them.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The talented Margita Gosheva grippingly plays an assertive, hardworking, honest heroine, but that's all she'll do here. Following her static, white-knuckled strain is compelling but not exactly a delight.
Alex Nelson, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rotten
It's akin to watching someone get their knuckles cracked by a ruler, over and over again.
A.A. Dowd, AV Club
Fresh
The script's mordant humor only makes Nade's situation feel more bleak.
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post
Fresh
A precisely paced, nightmarish thriller.
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
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