The Father (Cert: 12A)
13
- 14 Sep 2021
Adapted by French director and writer Florian Zeller from his own award-winning play, The Father features an Oscar-winning performance from Anthony Hopkins as an elderly man battling with the onset of dementia. Told from the main character’s point of view, the experience of this powerful, moving feature film debut will stay with the viewer long after leaving the cinema.
Festivals:
Sundance Film Festival 2020
Toronto International Film Festival 2020
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2020
Awards:
Winner - Audience Award, San Sebastián International Film Festival 2020
Winner - Leading Actor, BAFTAs 2021
Winner - Adapted Screenplay, BAFTAs 2021
Winner - Actor in a Leading Role, Academy Awards 2021
Winner - Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards 2021
‘a film full of intelligent performances, disorienting time slips and powerful theatrical effects’
★★★★★ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
‘a very moving dementia drama, albeit one that can’t wholly escape its theatrical origins’
★★★★ Tara Brady, The Irish Times
