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How I Live Now

How I Live Now

Love will lead you home

20136.61h 41m

Overview

An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.

Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Written by Meg Rosoff, Jeremy Brock, Penelope Skinner
Produced by Andrew Ruhemann, Charles Steel, Alasdair Flind
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Top Cast

Saoirse Ronan

Saoirse Ronan

Daisy Ryback

George MacKay

George MacKay

Eddie

Tom Holland

Tom Holland

Isaac

Harley Bird

Harley Bird

Piper

D

Danny McEvoy

Joe

Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Aunt Penn

Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

Consular Official

Darren Morfitt

Darren Morfitt

Sergeant

Sabrina Dickens

Sabrina Dickens

Guerilla Soldier Girlfriend

Stella Gonet

Stella Gonet

Mrs. McEvoy

Themes & Keywords

countrysidebased on novel or bookpost-apocalyptic futuresurvivalterrorismbased on young adult novel

About How I Live Now

How I Live Now is a drama, romance, science fiction film released in 2013 exploring themes of countryside, based on novel or book, post-apocalyptic future, survival, terrorism, based on young adult novel. Directed by Kevin Macdonald, it stars Saoirse Ronan, George MacKay, Tom Holland. An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.

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