The deeply emotional and inspirational true story of Ian Charleson, a gifted actor whose greatest challenge becomes his greatest triumph. Facing his own mortality with unflinching honesty, wit, and grace, Charleson delivers a courageous performance that becomes a source of healing and inspiration for those around him.
Simon Stone
Director and writer born in Basel (Switzerland) in 1984, who grew up in Cambridge (UK) and Melbourne (Australia). In 2007, he founded The Hayloft Project theatre company for which he has adapted plays including by Anton Chekhov. From 2015 to 2017, he was in-house director at Theater Basel. His accolades include the Theater heute Production of the Year and the Nestroy Theatre Prize —both in 2015— as well as the Theater heute Play of the Year in 2016. In 2015, he directed the feature film ‘The Daughter, based on Ibsen’s ‘The Wild Duck’, que clausuró la sección Giornate degli Autori en el Festival de Venecia. En 2021 dirigió ‘La excavación’, su segundo largometraje, que fue nominado a cinco premios Bafta, al que siguieron en 2025 ‘La mujer del camarote 10’ y en 2026 ‘Elsinore’, que tuvo su estreno mundial en el Festival de Telluride, antes de exhibirse en Toronto y Londres.
DIRECTOR
Simon Stone
SCREENPLAY
Stephen Beresford
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mike Eley
EDITOR
Valerio Bonelli
SOUND
Paul Carter
MUSIC
Stefan Gregory
PRODUCTION
Andrea Occhipinti, Gabrielle Tana, Pete Shilaimon, Mickey Liddell, Stefano Massenzi, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Andrew Scott
PRODUCTION COMPANY
StudioCanal, LD Entertainment, Lucky Red, Magnolia Mae Films
CAST
Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman, Billie Piper, Johnny Flynn, Luke Thompson, David Dawson, Matthew Beard, Joe Locke
