Overview
- The feature opens on 23 January in UK and Ireland cinemas following its 2025 Telluride Film Festival premiere.
- Claire Foy plays Helen Macdonald with Brendan Gleeson as her father, in a film directed by Philippa Lowthorpe from a screenplay by Emma Donoghue.
- Early reviews praise Foy’s performance and the hawk cinematography, with some reservations about the script’s handling of grief.
- Production used real aviary-bred goshawks, with falconers Lloyd and Rose Buck tutoring Foy and producer Dede Gardner sourcing the birds for Plan B.
- Helen Macdonald, a producer on the film, confirms the TH White material was dropped, and some critics note the onscreen Helen is not presented as non-binary.