TO OLIVIA (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Hugh Bonneville (Paddington), Keeley Hawes (Misbehaviour), Sam Heughan (The Spy Who Dumped Me), Geoffrey Palmer (Anna and the King), Conleth Hill (Official Secrets), Michael Jibson (Hunter Killer), Bobby O’Neill (film debut), Darcey Ewart (film debut), Isabella Jonsson (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

John Hay (The Truth About Love), director, writer; David Logan (Lost Christmas), writer; Donall McCusker (Under the Shadow), Adrian Politowski (Deep) and Nick Quested (Elvis & Anabelle), producers; Debbie Wiseman (Edie), composer; Graham Frake (The Truth About Love), cinematographer; Colin Goudie (Man Dancin’), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1962, beloved children’s author Roald Dahl (Bonneville) and his wife, actress Patricia Neal (Hawes), retreat to the English countryside to bring up their young children. However, when tragedy strikes the family, the couple struggles through an unimaginable loss, but soon their grief becomes a source of redemption and strength that changes their lives forever…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Hugh Bonneville brilliantly portrays the legendary writer Roald Dahl in this emotional family drama about a very tragic episode in his personal life.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2021 (AVAILABLE ON SKY CINEMA AND NOW TV)

 

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