WHO’S IN IT?
Domhnall Gleeson (The Revenant), Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street), Kelly Macdonald (Swallows and Amazons), Will Tilston (film debut), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (The Iron Lady), Alex Lawther (The Imitation Game), Stephen Campbell Moore (The Bank Job), Geraldine Somerville (Gosford Park), Nico Mirallegro (Spike Island), Richard McCabe (Notting Hill), Shaun Dingwall (Summer in February)
WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?
Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn), director; Frank Cottrell Boyce (Millions) and Simon Vaughn (film debut), writers; Steve Christian (Stormbreaker) and Damian Jones (Belle), producers; Carter Burwell (Carol), composer; Ben Smithard (The Damned United), cinematographer; Victoria Boydell (Viceroy’s House), editor
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
After serving in the First World War, author A.A. Milne (Gleeson) takes inspiration from his son Christopher Robin (Tilston) and his imagined adventures with his toys to create the beloved world of Winnie the Pooh and his friends. The stories soon thrust Milne and especially Christopher Robin into the spotlight, which begins to cause a rift between father and son…
IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?
The heartwarming and simultaneously heartbreaking story of the humble origins of one of the world’s most beloved literary creations is explored in this riveting biopic of A.A. Milne.
