Midwinter Break12A

Directed by Polly Findlay | UK | 2025 | 1h 30m | Starring Lesley Manville, Ciarán Hinds, Julie Lamberton, Ed Sayer, Niamh Cusack

Long-married couple Stella and Gerry find their relationship at a turning point while on holiday in Amsterdam. After a lifetime together, old promises and long-buried hurts begin to surface, forcing them to reflect on their past and question what the future might hold. Starring Academy Award nominees Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds, and based on the acclaimed novel by Bernard MacLaverty, this feature debut from director Polly Findlay is a moving meditation on faith, commitment, and the enduring power of love.

Reviews

‘Brilliantly acted portrait of rupture and rapture…Polly Findlay’s barnstorming drama about interpersonal and religious tumult in late middle age is a triumph, swerving any sense of sentimentalism’
★★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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