Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Laura DernJennifer
- Isabelle NélisseJenny (13 Years)
- Elizabeth DebickiMrs. G
- Jason RitterBill
- Frances ConroyJane Graham
- John HeardWilliam P. Allens
- Jodi LongRebecca
- Laura AllenYoung Nettie
- Matthew RauchAaron
- CommonMartin
Recommendations
- 100
The Guardian
I want more people to see The Tale because it’s such an innovative, honest and important film. It is a landmark, and Laura Dern is absolutely extraordinary. But I know for certain I’ll never watch it again. - 100
IndieWire
An immense, brave, and genuinely earth-shaking self-portrait that explores sexual assault with a degree of nuance and humility often missing from the current discourse, The Tale is undeniably primed for the #MeToo movement, but it’s also so much bigger than that. - 100
Uproxx
This is an excellent, poignant, and amazing film that will stick with you. I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s a must-see, even though watching it is a very difficult thing to do. - 91
The Film Stage
The Tale is a soul-excavating reckoning with the suppression of trauma and a testament to the courage required for a victim to confront the most damaging moments of their lives. - 90
Screen Daily
Brilliantly constructed and heartrendingly performed, The Tale feels as cathartic and cleansing as a primal scream. - 83
The Playlist
Fox knows firsthand the events that occur to Dern’s character in her feature narrative debut because they happened to her. And beyond its creative success and failures, her willingness to tell her own story in such graphic detail is a startlingly brave act. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
One of the singular aspects of Fox's script is that it honors the messiness of real-life events, even if that means the film itself sometimes feels messy. - 80
Village Voice
It takes a remarkably assured artist to make all this work, and Fox is savvy about how she eases us into her complicated narrative.
