'All of Us Strangers': A Surreal Exploration of Grief and Connection

Andrew Haigh's latest film features Andrew Scott, Jamie Bell, and Claire Foy in a poignant story of a man reconnecting with his deceased parents.

Andrew Haigh's 'All of Us Strangers' is a film adaptation of Taichi Yamada’s novel 'Strangers', featuring Andrew Scott as Adam, a gay screenwriter working on a script inspired by his parents' tragic death in his early adolescence.
Adam forms an unexpected romance with a fellow tenant named Harry (Paul Mescal) in his largely empty London high-rise, while also visiting his suburban childhood home where his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell) still live, despite having died when he was a child.
The film explores Adam's surreal experience of interacting with his parents as an adult, providing him the opportunity to have the conversations with them he always wanted to, but never could.
Jamie Bell, who plays Adam's father, shared that the script was an emotional read and that the film's emotional weight will never leave him.
Claire Foy, who plays Adam's mother, described the film as a non-sentimental exploration of complicated family dynamics and the impact of unresolved grief.