The Tale

2018 • 114 minutes
5.0
3 reviews
99%
Tomatometer
TV-MA
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

Director Jennifer Fox chronicles her story of childhood abuse at the hands of a high-school coach in this powerful film. Laura Dern stars as the adult Jennifer who is prompted to reconcile her memories of the situation with the horrifying reality.
Rating
TV-MA

Ratings and reviews

5.0
3 reviews
Findlaigh Shawe
29 June 2020
An authentic story - with no reductive or "redemptive" notes - of a psyche at odds with reality. The monsters (foreign and domestic) are not caricatures, they are terrifying by virtue of their interchangeable familiarity. Very difficult in some sections but brilliant.
Gina Lewis
20 October 2019
This so accurately portrayed the mindset of a victim and the psychological measures one puts onesself through in order to survive trauma.