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Average
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Based on the TMDB audience score from 47 ratings.
Movie review: The Lesson
The Lesson is a film from 2026. It is catalogued under Drama.
Story
A brilliant, young lawyer from Trieste is contacted by a charismatic university professor, whom she previously successfully defended against an accusation of sexual violence, to sue his university which has reinstated him but relegated him to a marginal role. Meanwhile, her past comes back to haunt her: strange signs, a fleeting sense of a presence and an ongoing threatening feeling lead her to believe that her ex-partner - who was abusive and obsessive over her, to the point of being convicted of stalking – is once again harassing her.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 5.2/10 based on 47 votes.
Production
Release date: March 5, 2026 · Original language: Italian · Original title: La lezione
Cast
Matilda De Angelis
Stefano Accorsi
Marlon Joubert
Eugenio Franceschini
Lidia Liberman
Marco Maccieri
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