"An exquisite ghost story."

2022

1h 36m

5.9(140 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Overview

An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Tilda Swinton

Julie / Rosalind

Joseph Mydell

Bill

Carly-Sophia Davies

Receptionist

Louis

Crispin Buxton

Cousin

August Joshi

Taxi Driver

Alfie Sankey-Green

Boyfriend (uncredited)

Zinnia Davies-Cooke

(uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Joanna Hogg
Written by: Joanna Hogg
Produced by: Joanna Hogg
Ed Guiney

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