Overview
- Speaking on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast, Winslet said making the film felt like reliving her 2017 loss and was not cathartic.
- She described quietly hiding behind the focus puller, Max, during intimate scenes and said the shoot encouraged frank conversations about grief among cast and crew.
- The story follows four adult siblings and their father as their mother’s health declines, with Helen Mirren as June and Winslet as daughter Julia, alongside Toni Collette, Andrea Riseborough, Johnny Flynn and Timothy Spall.
- The screenplay was written by Winslet’s son, Joe Anders, with a limited UK cinema release set for December 12 and a Netflix debut on December 24.
- Winslet, who turned 50, said she feels proud to move into directing and views the step as part of a broader cultural shift for women behind the camera.