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Living

Living

It's never too late to start.

20227.01h 42m

Overview

London, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a devastating medical diagnosis forces him to take stock, and to try and grasp some fulfilment before it passes permanently beyond reach.

Directed by Oliver Hermanus
Written by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
Produced by Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $7.0M

Top Cast

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Williams

Aimee Lou Wood

Aimee Lou Wood

Margaret Harris

Alex Sharp

Alex Sharp

Peter Wakeling

Tom Burke

Tom Burke

Sutherland

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

Middleton

Oliver Chris

Oliver Chris

Hart

H

Hubert Burton

Rusbridger

Zoe Boyle

Zoe Boyle

Mrs. McMasters

Barney Fishwick

Barney Fishwick

Michael

Patsy Ferran

Patsy Ferran

Fiona

Themes & Keywords

london, englandterminal illnessremakeperiod dramapost world war ii1950sunderstated

About Living

Living is a drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of london, england, terminal illness, remake, period drama, post world war ii, 1950s. Directed by Oliver Hermanus, it stars Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp. London, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a devastating medical diagnosis forces him to take stock, and to try and grasp some fulfilment before it passes permanently beyond reach.

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