"The past never stays in focus."

2019

2h 0m

6.0(290 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Honor Swinton Byrne

Julie

Tom Burke

Anthony

Tilda Swinton

Rosalind

Richard Ayoade

Patrick

Ariane Labed

Garance

Jaygann Ayeh

Marland

Jack McMullen

Jack

Chyna Terrelonge Vaughan

Tamara

Tosin Cole

Phil

Hannah Ashby Ward

Tracey

Creative team

Directed by: Joanna Hogg
Written by: Joanna Hogg
Produced by: Joanna Hogg
Luke Schiller

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