Overview

• The film debuted Out of Competition at the Venice Film Festival, where press screenings drew both walkouts and strong applause.
• It includes Faithfull’s last recorded performance, singing Misunderstanding with Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
• Directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard set the story inside a fictional Ministry of Not Forgetting, with Tilda Swinton as overseer and George MacKay conducting the on-screen interviews.
• Faithfull participated in multiple pre-death sessions and appears on screen using supplemental oxygen after severe COVID-related lung damage.
• The filmmakers say their goal is to reappraise her six-decade career and resist reductive, AI-age narratives, with sales teams positioning the film for further festival and market exposure.