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Daniel Day-Lewis Returns from Retirement in Son’s Directorial Debut Anemone

Focus Features has unveiled first-look images for the Northern England–set family drama which will premiere at the New York Film Festival before opening in theaters in October.

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Sean Bean stars as Jem and Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Ray in director Ronan Day-Lewis' "Anemone," a Focus Features release.
'Anemone'
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Overview

  • Focus Features released official first-look stills and press materials on August 12–13 confirming the film’s title, logline and Day-Lewis’s involvement.
  • Anemone marks Ronan Day-Lewis’s feature directorial debut and his first co-writing credit alongside his father.
  • The family drama explores legacies of political and personal violence as Sean Bean’s character reunites in the woods with his estranged hermit brother, played by Daniel Day-Lewis.
  • The cast includes Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley and Safia Oakley-Green in key supporting roles.
  • Anemone is set to open the Spotlight section of the 2025 New York Film Festival from Sept. 26 to Oct. 13 before a limited theatrical release on Oct. 3 and nationwide expansion on Oct. 10.