Learning To Drive Trailer

Manhattan book critic Wendy is forced to adjust to a dramatic life change when her husband leaves her for a younger woman, and sets out to reclaim her independence. The problem is, having lived in the Big Apple all her life, she has never learned to drive. So the fiery writer decides to take lessons from Darwan, a softly spoken, patient taxi driver from India who is about to embark on an arranged marriage. As the pair get to know each other behind the wheel, they both learn valuable lessons, and an unlikely friendship develops between these two very different New Yorkers. It's a friendship that will change their lives for ever.

Having worked together on Elegy (2008), this feel-good comedy reunites director Isabel Coixet with stars Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley. Written by Sarah Kernochan, Learning to Drive is based on a New Yorker article by Katha Pollitt and was named first-runner up for the People's Choice Award at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film's US theatrical release is set for August 21, 2015.