Overview
- Anemone marks Ronan Day-Lewis’s feature directorial debut, co-written with his father and backed by Plan B with distribution from Focus Features.
- The drama is set in Northern England and follows estranged brothers, played by Sean Bean and Daniel Day-Lewis, reconnecting after decades apart.
- Trailer footage introduces Day-Lewis as Ray Stoker and hints at a past military posting in Northern Ireland, with imagery suggesting PTSD and long-buried trauma.
- The film will have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival, followed by a limited U.S. release on October 3 and a wide release on October 10.
- The cast includes Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley and Safia Oakley-Green alongside Bean and Day-Lewis in the actor’s first role since 2017’s Phantom Thread.