Overview
- The family drama premiered Dec. 3 at London’s Curzon Mayfair and opens in select cinemas on Dec. 12 before streaming on Netflix Dec. 24.
- Winslet, who also stars, took the helm to preserve Anders’ authorship; he wrote the screenplay at 19.
- Set at Christmas, the story follows adult siblings coming together as their mother is hospitalised, drawing emotional inspiration from the family’s real-life loss.
- Winslet emphasizes the NHS setting to credit undervalued palliative-care workers.
- The ensemble includes Helen Mirren, Toni Collette, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall, Johnny Flynn and Stephen Merchant, with Mirren agreeing to the role after reconsidering a personal rule.