Living

Synopsis

An English-language adaptation of Kurosawa's IKIRU set in London in the 1950s. Williams, a veteran civil servant, has become a small cog in the bureaucracy of rebuilding post-WWII England. As endless paperwork piles up on his desk, he learns he has a fatal illness. Thus begins his quest to find some meaning to his life before it slips away.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2022 - World premiere
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2022

Details

Year

2022

Type of film

Features

Running Time

102 min

Director

Oliver Hermanus

Producer

Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley

Co-Producer

Jane Hooks

Executive Producer

Ko Kurosawa

Screenwriter

Kazuo Ishiguro

Principal Cast

Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Tom Burke, Alex Sharp

Genre

• Drama

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 8th December 2022