The Tale follows Jennifer (Laura Dern) as she faces life-altering questions when a short story she wrote for school at age 13 forces her to re-examine her first sexual relationship – and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. The film is based on award-winning writer-director Jennifer Fox’s own true story.
The Tale also stars Isabelle Nélisse, Elizabeth Debicki, Jason Ritter, Frances Conroy, John Heard, with Common and Ellen Burstyn.
The movie The Tale debuts exclusively on HBO and HBO Go.