Official Competition
International Film Competition
The Education of Jane Cumming
Sophie HELDMAN
- Germany, Switzerland, UK
- 2026
- 114min
- Color
- Fiction
- Korean Premiere
- 12
The 76th Berlin International Film Festival, Panorama Section
Synopsis
Edinburgh 1810: Two teachers find themselves at the centre of a scandal when one of their students accuses them of having a love affair. A drama about prejudice, survival and the courage to stand up for the truth.
Director
Sophie HELDMAN
Writer and director, she made her feature film debut with Colors in the Dark. It premiered in competition at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and was a success at the German and Swiss box office. The Education of Jane Cumming is her second feature film.
Credit
- ProducerBettina BROKEMPER, Karin KOCH, Nadira MURRAY
- CastFlora NICHOLSON, Clare DUNNE, Mia THARIA, Fiona SHAW
- ScreenwriterFlora NICHOLSON, Sophie HELDMAN
- CinematographerKate REID
- EditorIsabel MEIER
- MusicBalz BACHMANN
- SoundOscar VAN HOOGEVEST
