PREVIEW: The Father (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs), Olivia Colman (The Favourite), Rufus Sewell (Judy), Imogen Poots (Vivarium), Mark Gatiss (Christopher Robin), Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Florian Zeller (film debut), director, writer; Christopher Hampton (Atonement), writer; Philippe Carcassonne (Coco Before Chanel), Simon Friend (film debut), Jean-Louis Livi (You Are So Beautiful), David Parfitt (Shakespeare in Love) and Christophe Spadone (film debut), producers; Ben Smithard (Viceroy’s House), cinematographer; Yorgos Lamprinos (Custody), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

80-year-old Anthony (Hopkins) is a feisty and fiercely independent man who refuses all assistance from his adult daughter Anne (Colman), who is actively looking for a carer to look after him when she moves to Paris. As Anthony struggles to make sense of his ever-changing surroundings, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind, and even his sense of reality…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

In a breath-taking directorial debut from playwright Florian Zeller, The Father is a devastating account of dementia as portrayed by a fantastic Anthony Hopkins in an Oscar-winning performance, alongside an equally fabulous Olivia Colman.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 11TH JUNE 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

Did you like this preview? Want to be updated on all the new releases every week?

Sign up to our e-mail service today, and get our latest reviews and previews sent straight to your inbox!

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Scarlet (dir. Mamoru Hosoda)

After failing to avenge her father, a medieval princess finds herself in a mysterious realm…

Reminders of Him (dir. Vanessa Caswill)

A former convict attempts to reconnect with her old life…

One Last Deal (dir. Brendan Muldowney)

A ruthless football agent finds his career on the verge of imploding…

How to Make a Killing (dir. John Patton Ford)

After being disowned by his wealthy family, Becket sets out to murderously reclaim his inheritance…

Mother’s Pride (dir. Nick Moorcroft)

A struggling community pub finds success after brewing its own beer…

The Bride! (dir. Maggie Gyllenhaal)

In 1930s Chicago, a woman is resurrected by Frankenstein’s monster…

Sound of Falling (dir. Mascha Schilinski)

Four generations of girls from different historical periods are connected by a farm in Germany…

Hoppers (dir. Daniel Chong)

A young animal lover enters the world of animals via some revolutionary new tech…

Scream 7 (dir. Kevin Williamson)

A new Ghostface killer emerges to terrorise Sidney Prescott and her family…

Sirât (dir. Óliver Laxe)

In the Moroccan deserts, a group of ravers goes on a tense odyssey…

Optimized by Optimole