Year: 2017

Country: UK

Director: Dominic Cooke

Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Emily Watson, Anne-Marie Duff, Samuel West

Genre: drama, romance

Runtime: 110 min.

Age: 18+

 

Based on Ian McEwan's novel. In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic

romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an

awkward and fateful wedding night.

Adapted by Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel, the drama centers on a young

couple of drastically different backgrounds in the summer of 1962 Following the

pair through their idyllic courtship, the film explores sex and the societal pressure

that can accompany physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding

night.

 

Toronto International Film Festival — World Premiere