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Lesson Plan is an action-thriller directed by Daniel Markowicz, starring Piotr Witkowski. The screenplay is written by Daniel Bernardi.

A “badass” movie with a retro touch that so reminds us of the movies back in the 90’s with fighters like Van Damme and Lundgren.

Note: there is no English dubbed trailer of this movie. Despair not, for the movie is dubbed, and quite well, might I add.

Premise

Following the death of a teacher, a traumatized former police officer takes on a job at the high school intent on taking down the fentanyl dealing gang he believes is responsible for the murder of his friend.

Movie Review

Here we have a number with simple characters and a storyline that is a replica of 90’s Hollywood productions, but more inclined to moralize.

There is hardly a scene where there is no fighting, and when there is none the “master” shows his tender and patronizing side.

Chicago – There were countless foreign films in 2011 more deserving of an Oscar nod than Agnieszka Holland’s “In Darkness.” The film lacks the brutal edge, gut-wrenching tension and memorable characterizations that distinguished so many similar Holocaust-era dramas. Yet the lukewarm “been there, done that” reaction of many American critics has left me rather mystified.

This isn’t a great film, per se, but it is still a harrowing and compelling portrait of resilience in the face of evil. Best known for her fact-based exploration of Hitler youth, “Europa, Europa,” Holland is skilled at creating the sort of vividly atmospheric environment that seeps into a viewer’s bones. One of my favorite films as a child was Holland’s sublime 1993 adaptation of “The Secret Garden,” which viewed the gothic interiors and lush mazes through the eyes of bewitched children.

Blu-ray Rating: 3.5/5.0

With “In Darkness,” Holland burrows beneath the chaotic streets of a Polish city,...

This is the Pure Movies review of In Darkness, directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Schrader, Herbert Knaup and Marcin Bosak. Written by Michael Holder for @puremovies. Brutal, dank, disturbing, devastating, sickening and also pretty scary – In Darkness is a film about the Holocaust, yes, but not quite as expected. It is based on Robert Marshall’s book In the Sewers of Lvov, which chronicles the true story of Polish sewer worker Leopold Socha, who risks execution to hide a group of Jews for 14 months until the war ends. There are good performances all round as petty thief Socha (Robert Wieckiewics) initially agrees to help Mundek (Benno Fürmann) and his fellow Jewish companions after their escape from the ghetto in exchange for a daily payment. But as the Jews’ money inevitably runs out, Socha becomes less interested in the business arrangement and sacrifices...

In Darkness was recently nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars this past weekend for Best Foreign Language Film which is testament to it’s awesomeness! The movie stars Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Schrader, Herbert Knaup, Marcin Bosak and is directed by Agnieszka Holland.

Have a watch of the clip embedded below. It shows the lengths in which the characters go to to stay alive. I’ve also placed the trailer below.

In Darkness is released in UK cinemas 16th March.

One day Leopold encounters a group of Jews trying to escape the liquidation of the ghetto and agrees to hide them for money in the labyrinth of the town’s sewers. But what starts out as a straightforward and cynical business arrangement soon turns into something very unexpected, as the unlikely alliance between Leopold and the Jews seeps deeper into his conscience and they form an incredibly close bond.