Overview

• The film, written and directed by Dickinson, opened in UK cinemas on 3 October after its Un Certain Regard premiere in May.
• UK reviews single out Dillane’s turn as Mike, a homeless young man striving to rebuild his life after prison while battling addiction.
• Critics note the blend of British social realism with interior, dreamlike sequences shaped by cinematographer Josée Deshaies and composer Alan Myson.
• An acting prize for Dillane at Cannes helped build momentum, and coverage frames Dickinson as an assured new directing voice.
• Dickinson also appears in a small role after a casting dropout, as he concurrently begins filming Sam Mendes’s Beatles project as John Lennon.