Julie Delpy, Richard E. Grant, Daryl McCormack Lead Thriller ‘The Tutor,’ Bleecker Street Buys U.S. Rights

Julie Delpy, Richard E. Grant, Daryl McCormack Lead Thriller ‘The Tutor,’ Bleecker Street Buys U.S. Rights

“The Tutor” marks the feature directorial debut of Alice Troughton, who’s known for directing TV shows such as “Baghdad Central,” “A Discovery of Witches” and “The Midwich Cuckoos.”

Written by Alex MacKeith, “The Tutor” follows an aspiring young author, hungry for recognition and success, who takes a tutoring position at a legendary writer’s estate. Soon, the young tutor realizes he is engulfed in his hero’s complicated family legacy, which holds a deadly past and threatens his own future. The film is billed as “a high-class thriller” that examines class, ambition and the lengths people will go to achieve — and cling to — social status.

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