The Lesson Page #2

Synopsis: In a small Bulgarian town Nadezhda, a young teacher, is looking for the robber in her class so she can teach him a lesson about right and wrong. But when she gets in debt to loan sharks, can she find the right way out herself?
Genre: Drama
Production: Film Movement
  20 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
UNRATED
Year:
2014
111 min
$1,801
Website
143 Views


Right?

The doughnut has taken

all the space here.

- He is rather fat.

- Yeah.

- He is too fat.

- Yeah.

He is too fat to jump over the fence.

No, this is not going to happen,

nobody's eating me, honey or no honey.

What's the English for honey?

Do you know?

No.

Say it again.

Well done my little girl...

And so, as soon as the granny

turned over to pick up the honey,

it jumped off the table

into the doorway,

from the doorway to the yard,

and from the yard onto the road.

Hello?

Are you listening to the story?

I want to go to Daddy.

Come on, close your eyes

and let's go to sleep.

- No.

- Come on.

- Come on, sweetie.

- No.

Come on.

What is it now?

Tell me.

What is it now?

What do you want now?

Tell me?

I want Daddy.

Come over and put her to sleep!

Faster!

Come on.

We arrived, Dea.

We have a small child and you cannot

simply throw us out on the street.

You realize there's no way we can pay back

the rest of the credit in two days.

I understand but the procedure

has been activated

and there's nothing I can do.

Can't you stop this procedure?

No way, these are the rules.

Don't tell me about rules

when you don't observe them yourselves.

You raise the interest rate as you wish.

No preliminary notice.

The bank has the right to raise

the interest rate, check out your contract.

You should check out your brochure-

it says it's a fixed rate.

I'm sorry but you have signed a contract

which says otherwise.

I bear no responsibility

for the promotional materials.

But you bear responsibility

for having given misleading information.

What is more,

your notorious contract says

that you're obliged to notify us

when you raise the interest rate.

Nobody from your bank did.

So I can sue you for failing

to observe the agreement.

I want to settle things like normal people.

Which means you stop

the procedure and I'm not...

Look!

You can file a complaint or sue the bank.

I can do no more for you right now.

You can.

You can f*** yourself!

Have a nice day.

Nade?

Nade, open the door.

Nade, stop this bullshit.

Is the boss here?

I have to speak to him immediately.

- He's busy now.

- I'll wait.

- The meeting will be long.

- No problem, I have time.

He has business meetings all day.

- Come tomorrow.

- No, no!

He can spare five minutes for me.

- Do you want water?

- No.

Any coffee?

- Any coffee?

- No.

Okay, then, we have a deal.

Nadentze!

Kshishtov, Nadya...

...Kshishtov.

Come on... until Tuesday.

You're fortunate!

- Really!

- Yes.

Yes, everything's OK.

Cheers!

- The money's been transferred?

- Cheers!

It will be transferred on Tuesday

and you have it on Wednesday.

- You mean Tuesday next week?

- Yes.

No, I need the money by tomorrow.

Look, Nade,

I can't arrange it before Tuesday.

I can't leave this place

without the money.

Do you understand?

You know what?

We'll do the following.

You take a loan for one week.

You pay it back to the bank on Tuesday,

and we'll send you the money,

you return the loan and everything's fine.

Why don't you get a loan instead

and give me what you owe me?

- I can try.

- Then try it.

By tomorrow?

Why don't you call your father?

He has money.

Just call him.

If you want, I can call him?

No, no, no way.

- What's wrong? I'll call him.

- No, I'll call him.

- We'll explain the situation to him.

- No! I'm the one who'll call him.

Fine.

Can I count on that?

On Tuesday I'm getting my money.

Tuesday! Absolutely!

- So I can count on you?

- Yes!

Fine.

Good afternoon.

Is my father at home?

Yes, he is.

Thank you.

Tachi, look who's come to see us!

Nade!

Why didn't you call

to say you were coming?

- Is it inconvenient?

- No, it isn't.

It's fine but we haven't prepared.

Hold on a minute.

Hello, hold on a minute.

Nade, come on in.

Don't take off your shoes.

Galche, make us coffee, please.

Sure.

- With sugar?

- No.

- Any milk?

- No.

Short or long?

Normal coffee.

Okay.

Nade, please, sit.

How are you doing?

Fine.

How is...

...the little one, how is she?

- Andrea.

- Yes... Andrea.

She's fine, growing up.

Next time bring a photo of her.

- Father, I need to...

- You know...

- Go on.

- No, you go first.

I'm glad you finally decided to come,

but next time you must

bring over Andrea...

...to see her grandfather

and meet her Aunt Galya.

When are you going

to put a grave stone for Mama?

I've commissioned it

to an architect in Sofia.

Let me show you.

- Galya!

- Yeah!

Where are the things

the guy from Sofia sent over?

Wait a second.

Don't bother, I found them.

They're just models.

The one with the baby angel is real cute.

I'm going to the bathroom.

Nade! Wait a little!

I'm done.

Sign each page.

- Bottom right only?

- Yes.

You know how I got him -

the guy who pinched the safe?

How?

- Guess! Use your brain a little.

- C'mon, tell me.

Wait.

See this? See the mark here?

- Hardly.

- Hardly, but it's a mark.

I call the jerk to come over.

I ask him to break a fifty for me.

He says, sure boss.

He thrusts his hand into his pocket

and takes out all the cash -all marked.

I started seeing red.

I'm telling you, man, I seized him,

brought him here.

Put his head here and I'm telling him

eat it, motherf***er, all of it.

And he started eating the notes,

can you believe it!

I barely saved this one.

I told him to stop! Stop it, jerk!

I was pulling his leg

but the jerk swallowed them.

I should've f***ed him, f***ing a**hole.

I've signed everything.

Let me see

how you've filled out the documents.

Wow, big money.

A woman, all by her self,

with so much money!

You want me to drive you somewhere?

No, thanks. I have a car.

Sure, if you have a car.

Come here! The woman is done.

What's this here?

I got it wrong - only this...

Don't worry. It's your copy.

Take a card.

Thanks.

Hey, you're not giving

the lady the marked ones?

It's for you -for coffee.

- Well, we've done our best.

- Thanks.

Good luck with the money.

Hi, miss.

Hi.

- Hello?

- Mrs. Daskalova?

Yes, speaking.

Hello?

It's Mr. Kutsev, the executory officer.

Sorry to bother you, but it's urgent.

Yes, what is it?

Well, there's been a mistake

with the last calculations

and the amount you've transferred is less.

So, I cannot stop the auction.

No, it can't be,

I've transferred the whole sum to you.

The whole sum, every single penny.

Well, there's been a mistake,

and in fact you owe 1 lev 37 cents more.

- How much do I owe you?!

- 1, 37leva.

Are you making fun of me?...

Look, I'm calling you

out of human sympathy.

I saw that you were short

and I decided to call you

so you don't lose your house

over 2 leva.

- So please don't yell at me!

- Well, I'm sorry.

What am I supposed to do now?

You have to transfer the sum

by the end of business hours,

because the auction is tomorrow.

Come in.

Mrs. Maneva, I have to go immediately.

My husband's in the hospital.

- Go, then.

- Thanks.

Hi, Nade.

One second please.

- Well, it seems I forgot my money.

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