Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench star in this powerful drama about friendship, love, betrayal, obsession and lust. Barbara (Dench) a veteran teacher at a London comprehensive school, is eager to form a friendship with the new art teacher, Sheba (Blanchet). When Barbara discovers Sheba has formed a sexual relationship with an underage student, she uses the scandal to blackmail Sheba into maintaining their friendship. Barbara grows increasingly obsessed with Sheba and their relationship moves into dark and possessive territory while Sheba’s relationship with her pupil tears her world apart. This critically acclaimed and Academy Award nominated film is based on the novel by Zoë Heller, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench star in this powerful drama about friendship, love, betrayal, obsession and lust. Barbara (Dench) a veteran teacher at a London comprehensive school, is eager to form a friendship with the new art teacher, Sheba (Blanchet). When Barbara discovers Sheba has formed a sexual relationship with an underage student, she uses the scandal to blackmail Sheba into maintaining their friendship. Barbara grows increasingly obsessed with Sheba and their relationship moves into dark and possessive territory while Sheba’s relationship with her pupil tears her world apart. This critically acclaimed and Academy Award nominated film is based on the novel by Zoë Heller, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

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