Overview

• The film premiered at the New York Film Festival on Sunday at Alice Tully Hall, with Focus Features set to release it in U.S. theaters on October 3.
• Daniel Day-Lewis stars as a reclusive former soldier confronted by his past after a visit from his brother, played by Sean Bean, with Samantha Morton and Samuel Bottomley in supporting roles.
• Critics widely single out Day-Lewis’s extended monologues and presence, noting promising visual control from first-time director Ronan Day-Lewis.
• Reviews are split, with praise for atmosphere offset by complaints about slow pacing, tonal heaviness, and magic‑realist flourishes that some say undercut narrative clarity.
• Coverage repeatedly notes the father–son collaboration, with discussion of nepotism framing, and credits highlight Ben Fordesman’s cinematography and a brooding score by Bobby Krlic.