Overview

• The film had its world premiere on Sept. 7 at Torontos Royal Alexandra Theatre as part of the Toronto International Film Festival.
• Early reviews describe a darkly funny yet melancholic family drama and single out Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton for standout performances.
• & Sons adapts David Gilberts novel, with Trapero and Sarah Polley collaborating on the screenplay.
• Trapero relocates the story from the novels New York setting to an intentionally ambiguous location in the United Kingdom.
• The cast includes Nighy as famed novelist A. N. Dyer, Staunton as his ex-wife, Dominic West in a key role, George MacKay and Johnny Flynn as the elder sons, and Noah Jupe as Andy, with Nighy noting he will not watch his own performance.