The Tale

An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.

Cast

Laura Dern

as Jennifer

Isabelle Nélisse

as Jenny (13 Years)

Elizabeth Debicki

as Mrs. G

Jason Ritter

as Bill

Frances Conroy

as Jane Graham

John Heard

as William P. Allens

Ellen Burstyn

as Nettie

Laura Allen

as Young Nettie

Matthew Rauch

as Aaron

Jessica Sarah Flaum

as Jenny (15 Years)

Reviews

Gimly

I didn't have to get very far in to _The Tale_ before I realised I was in for something different. Something more. The way _The Tale_ suckerpunches you with some rather distressing truths about memory, imagination, and sense-of-self, right from the outset, is simultaneously riveting, and horrifying....

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