17760TheFather

THE FATHER

Year 2020
Runtime 97 mins
Availability
  • In-Cinema Only

Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne (Olivia Colman), encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for Anne; she can’t make daily visits anymore and Anthony’s grip on reality is unraveling.

As we experience the ebb and flow of his memory, how much of his own identity and past can Anthony cling to? How does Anne cope as she grieves the loss of her father, while he still lives and breathes before her?

THE FATHER warmly embraces real life, through loving reflection upon the vibrant human condition; heart-breaking and uncompromisingly poignant – a movie that nestles in the truth of our own lives based on the acclaimed, award-winning play.

Winner of the CTV Audience Choice Award, Special Presentations

Festivals
Sundance Film Festival 2020, Toronto International Film Festival 2020
Director
Florian Zeller
Executive Producer
Héloïse Spadone, Alessandro Mauceri, Lauren Dark, Ollie Madden, Daniel Battsek, Hugo Grumbar, Tim Haslam, Paul Grindey
Producer
David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi, Philippe Carcassonne
Screenwriter
Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton
Cinematographer
Ben Smithard
Editor
Yorgos Lamprinos
Music
Ludovico Einaudi
Cast
Anthony Hopkins, OIivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, Olivia Williams