Overview
- Speaking on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast, Winslet said directing and acting in Goodbye June brought back memories of her mother's 2017 death.
- She recounted hiding behind the focus puller, Max, during intimate scenes to watch the monitor and quietly cry.
- Winslet said the production encouraged conversations about loss among cast and crew, noting that people in the UK often struggle to discuss grief.
- Goodbye June is her directorial debut, with Helen Mirren as June and co-stars Toni Collette, Andrea Riseborough, Johnny Flynn, and Timothy Spall.
- Written by Winslet's son Joe Anders, the film opens in select UK cinemas on 12 December and streams on Netflix on 24 December.