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Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 80Audiences 77GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer87%
Metascore73
IMDb7.7
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings3.9/5
Running time
1 h 51 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109111Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
2026
November 20, 2026
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Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Italy
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 48 more64 people
- Andrew ScottIan Charleson
- Olivia ColmanMargaret Johnson
- Billie PiperPatsy
- Johnny FlynnRichard Eyre
- Luke ThompsonGeorgie Randall
- David DawsonDerek Jarman
- Matthew BeardSean
- Joe LockeNicholas
Monica DolanLinda
Georgie GlenJean Charleson
Sadie SoverallAlice
Adeel AkhtarShahid
Dickie BeauSister Belladonna
Kadiff KirwanSister Frigidity of the Nocturnal Emission
Juliet StevensonSylvia
Peter MullanJack Charleson
David WebberNational Theatre Security Guard
David RintoulHamlet's Ghost- TTTod TewsonHamlet
- WTWilliam TempleBarnardo
John MacmillanHoratio
Rishi RianGuildenstern
Bronwyn JamesDeputy Stage Manager
Malcolm JeffriesFortinbras
Directing · 4
- Simon Stone Director
- Barrie McCulloch First Assistant Director
- Sam Barry-Parker Second Assistant Director
- Susanna Lenton Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Stephen Beresford Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Ethan Silverman Idea, Executive Producer
Production · 24
- Ron Halpern Executive Producer
- Anna Marsh Executive Producer
- Joe Naftalin Executive Producer
- Michael Glassman Executive Producer
- Joseph Yakob Executive Producer
- Sudie Smyth Executive Producer
Camera · 13
- Mike Eley Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
- Luke Redgrave "B" Camera Operator
- Leo Winslow Second Assistant "A" Camera
- Ash Daniyan Digital Imaging Technician
- Liam Meredith Second Assistant "B" Camera
- Anthony Dickenson Still Photographer
Editing · 4
- Valerio Bonelli Editor
- Francesco Cibati First Assistant Editor
- Richard Ellis Online Editor
- Edward Corrigan Online Editor
Sound · 14
- Stefan Gregory Original Music Composer
- Paul Carter Sound Designer
- Paul Cotterell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ian Neil Music Supervisor
- Graeme Stewart Music Editor
- Mark Appleby ADR Mixer
Art · 12
- Helen Scott Production Design
- Matt Curtis Main Title Designer
- Hannah Spice Set Decoration
- Sophie Campbell Art Department Assistant
- Imogen Gough Art Direction
- Pilar Foy Supervising Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Mel Page Costume Design
- Nadia Stacey Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
- Monica MacDonald Makeup Supervisor, Hair Supervisor
- Anna Josephs Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 4
- Victor Tomi Visual Effects Supervisor
- Dominic Roberts Visual Effects Producer
- Taylor Kennard Visual Effects Producer
- Richard Cheal Special Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 8
- Crispin Layfield Stunt Coordinator
- Andrew Lincoln Thanks
- Nathan Aldous Stunts
- Al Holland Stunts
- Liam Carey Stunts
- Michael Denton Stunts
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