The movie
Living
Bill Nighy at his best), a veteran and civil servant, loses
himself in the bureaucracy of post-World War II reconstruction.
Length: 103 min
Country: United Kingdom
Language spoken: English
Language subtitles: Dutch
Cast: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Tom Burke, Alex Sharpe
Director: Oliver Hermanus
Release date: 2022
Description
London, 1953: Williams (the great Bill Nighy at his best), a veteran and civil servant, loses
himself in the bureaucracy of post-World War II reconstruction. As the endless paperworkpiles up, Williams learns he doesn't have long to live. His diagnosis forces him to take charge
of his life, make amends and do good, and leave a legacy for the next generation…
Adapted by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro from Akira Kurosawa’s Japanese classic ‘Ikiru’
(‘To Live’) and directed by Oliver Hermanus (‘Moffie’, ‘The Endless River’), ‘Living’ co-stars
Aimee Lou Wood (‘Sex Education’). Profoundly moving, the film is nothing less than the
search for the meaning of life itself.
‘Deeply felt, beautifully acted… Nighy is heartbreakingly shy and sensitive, his refined,
almost birdlike profile presented to the camera in occasional stark and enigmatic closeups…
A gentle, exquisitely sad film.’—Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
himself in the bureaucracy of post-World War II reconstruction. As the endless paperworkpiles up, Williams learns he doesn't have long to live. His diagnosis forces him to take charge
of his life, make amends and do good, and leave a legacy for the next generation…
Adapted by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro from Akira Kurosawa’s Japanese classic ‘Ikiru’
(‘To Live’) and directed by Oliver Hermanus (‘Moffie’, ‘The Endless River’), ‘Living’ co-stars
Aimee Lou Wood (‘Sex Education’). Profoundly moving, the film is nothing less than the
search for the meaning of life itself.
‘Deeply felt, beautifully acted… Nighy is heartbreakingly shy and sensitive, his refined,
almost birdlike profile presented to the camera in occasional stark and enigmatic closeups…
A gentle, exquisitely sad film.’—Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Reviews
"'Nighy’s show, gorgeously executed by Hermanus'”
