The Eternal Daughter12A

Directed by Joanna Hogg | UK | 2022 | 1h 36m | Starring Tilda Swinton, August Joshi, Carly-Sophia Davies, Joseph Mydell

An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to their former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past. Tilda Swinton delivers an exceptional performance in acclaimed filmmaker Joanna Hogg’s (The Souvenir) latest work—a suspenseful exploration of motherhood, memory, and loss, presented as a chilling Gothic ghost story.

Reviews

‘The Eternal Daughter is a serious, gentle moment of self-revelation for Joanna Hogg.’
★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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