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Kate Winslet Debuts as Director With Goodbye June at London World Premiere

She chose to helm her son Joe Anders’ teenage screenplay to keep him central to the process, spotlighting underappreciated NHS palliative care.

Overview

  • Winslet and 21-year-old Anders walked the red carpet at Curzon Mayfair on December 3 to launch the Christmas‑set family drama.
  • Helen Mirren portrays the hospitalized matriarch, with Winslet, Toni Collette, Andrea Riseborough and Johnny Flynn as adult children alongside Timothy Spall and Stephen Merchant.
  • Winslet said the film aims for authenticity and focuses on the life of those left behind, noting the story is fictional though emotionally rooted in her family’s loss.
  • Anders wrote the script at 19 and is the son of filmmaker Sam Mendes; Winslet decided to direct to keep him actively involved throughout production.
  • The film opens in select UK and US cinemas on December 12 and streams globally on Netflix starting December 24.