Synopsis : Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.
Festival History : La Biennale Di Venezia, 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, 2023 BFI London Film Festival, 2023 San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2023
Director :
Michael Franco
Producer :
Eréndira Núñez Larios, Michel Franco, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky
Screenplay :
Michel Franco
DOP :
Yves Cape
Editor :
Oscar Figueroa Jara, Michel Franco
Cast :
Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Brooke Timber, Merritt Wever, Elsie Fisher, Jessica Harper, Josh Charles
Born in 1979 in Mexico City, filmmaker Michel Franco has elevated Mexican cinema on the global stage. His credits include New Order (2020 Venice Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize), CHRONIC (2015 Cannes Best Screenplay Award), April's Daughters (2017 Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize), and After Lucia (2012 Cannes Un Certain Regard Top Prize). He's also produced 600 Millas (2015 Berlinale Best First Feature, directed by Gabriel Ripstein) and From Afar (2015 Venice Golden Lion, directed by Lorenzo Vigas).