An aging Hollywood star, Joe Scott, lives a life of narcissistic hedonism, observed by his laconic personal assistant, Ophelia. The death of his childhood best friend, Boots, takes our protagonist, and the movie, into an extended flashback to a sea-side town in 1970s Britain.
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Grave, contemplative, character-led and nostalgic.
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Daniel CraigJoe Scott
- Harry EdenYoung Joe Scott
- Miriam KarlinMrs. Rogers
- Jodhi MayEvelyn Adams
- Helen McCroryPeggy Tickell
- Olivia WilliamsGrace Scott
- Felicity JonesYoung Ruth Davies
- Keeley HawesJesse Scott
- Sid MitchellChillo
- Alfie AllenKevin Hubble
Crew
- Baillie WalshDirector
- Baillie WalshScreenplay
- John MathiesonDirector of Photography
- Richard HartleyOriginal Music Composer
- Struan ClayEditor
- Lene BausagerProducer
- Winnie LiProducer
- Genevieve HofmeyrProducer
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