Overview
- The Christmas-set family drama is now streaming worldwide on Netflix following a limited theatrical run.
- Kate Winslet directs, produces and co‑stars in her first feature, working from a screenplay by her son, Joe Anders.
- Toni Collette and Timothy Spall describe a generous, trusting atmosphere under Winslet’s leadership and call her a natural director.
- Helen Mirren agreed to take on the difficult role to support Winslet, who minimized on‑set distractions with hidden microphones and locked‑off cameras to foster intimacy.
- A Boston Herald review praises the performances but finds the film emotionally restrained, assigning a B‑ grade and citing script and first‑time directing limitations.