Anemone

Local title
Anemoon
Director
Ronan Day-Lewis
Year
2025
Festival
29th Black Nights Film Festival
Programme
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Daniel Day-Lewis roars back to the screen for his first role in eight years in this emotionally charged family drama—directed by Ronan Day-Lewis and co-written by father and son.

Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis roars back to the screen for his first role in eight years in this absorbing family drama directed by Ronan Day-Lewis about lives undone by seemingly irreconcilable legacies of political and personal violence. Co-written by father and son, the Northern England–set Anemone begins as a middle-aged man (Sean Bean) sets out from his suburban home on a journey into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother (Day-Lewis). Bonded by a mysterious, complicated past, the men share a fraught, if occasionally tender relationship—one that was forever altered by shattering events decades earlier. An emotional powerhouse, this directorial debut is assured in both small details and grand gestures as it charts the path toward familial redemption against all odds.

In addition to its unflinching lead performances, "Anemone" features standout supporting work from Samantha Morton and Samuel Bottomley, and sensationally expressive widescreen cinematography by Ben Fordesman.

Director
Ronan Day-Lewis
Screenwriter
Daniel Day-Lewis, Ronan Day-Lewis
Cast
Sean Bean, Daniel Day-Lewis, Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley
Producer
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
Cinematographer
Ben Fordesman
Production Design
Chris Oddy
Editing
Nathan Nugent
Music
Bobby Krlic
Runtime
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Other festivals
London, New York

Screenings

Screening030218 / Anemoon
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Screening060218 / Anemoon
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1st Saku hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening121120 / Anemoon
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