FREE SCREENING: LUX – Urok (The Lesson)

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This film, set in a small Bulgarian town, tells the story of Nadezhda, a young teacher, who wants to teach a pupil in her class a lesson about right and wrong. But when she gets into debt to loan sharks, can she find the right way out? This moral tale considers what it takes to turn a decent human being into a criminal.The Lesson is one of several films in the running for the LUX Prize. In Latin ‘Lux’ means light, and since 1997 the European Parliament’s Lux Prize has been casting an annual spotlight on films that cut to the heart of European public debate. The films competing for the Lux Prize help to air different views on some of the main social and political issues of the day. 2014’s winner was Polish film, Ida, which went on to win an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.The Lesson has been collecting awards ands accolades at film festivals around the world, from San Sebastian to Tokyo, since its release in 2014.Tickets are free – you can book on line (50p per ticket booking charge still applies) or go along to the Screen Machine on the day."A gripping drama" Variety.

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