Overview

• Screening out of competition in Venice on Aug. 29–30, the film drew walkouts from some press attendees but strong applause from others.
• Directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard position the work as a corrective to reductive coverage that defined Faithfull by her relationship with Mick Jagger.
• Tilda Swinton appears as the Overseer and George MacKay conducts on-camera interviews as the Record Keeper within the film’s fictional construct.
• Faithfull participates in multiple unscripted sessions and closes the film with a final performance of Misunderstanding alongside Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
• The film was completed after Faithfull’s death in January 2025; the directors say the finished cut reflects about 99% of their intended vision, with sales handled by Global Constellation and Cinetic as it continues on the festival and market circuit.