Amanda and her stepfather Martin struggle with a moral issue that divides them. Has Amanda’s mother, Leslie, who is experiencing advanced dementia, lost the ability to make critical decisions in her own best interest? If so, who is responsible —a spouse, a child, an institution— for making such a determination? As Amanda and Martin are forced to make increasingly difficult choices, the repercussions spiral out of their control.
Lance Hammer
An American filmmaker born in Ventura in 1967 and based in Los Angeles. He studied architecture at the University of Southern California. His debut feature, ‘Ballast’ (2008), competed for the Golden Bear at the Berlinale and won the Best Director awards at Sundance and Bafici, as well as four FIPRESCI awards. His second feature film, ‘Queen at Sea’ (2026), premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize and the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance, shared by Anna Calder-Marshall and Tom Courtenay.
DIRECTOR
Lance Hammer
SCREENPLAY
Lance Hammer
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Adolpho Veloso
EDITOR
Lance Hammer
SOUND
Kent Sparling
PRODUCTION
Tristan Goligher, Lance Hammer
PRODUCTION COMPANY
The Bureau, Alluvial
CAST
Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay, Anna Calder-Marshall, Florence Hunt, Mohammad Amiri, Lolabelle Backus, Noah Hunt Basden, Yasmin Campbell
RUNNING TIME
121 min.
TYPE
Feature film
FORMAT
Color
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
2026
VERSION
O.V. in English and French with Spanish and English subtitles
