Gideon's Daughter

Gideon's Daughter

2005 · 105 min · EN · 6.2 (28 votes)
Dir. Stephen Poliakoff · Starring Bill Nighy, Miranda Richardson, Emily Blunt, Robert Lindsay, Tom Hardy, Tom Goodman-Hill · Music Adrian Johnston
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Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson star in a story of grief and celebrity, set in the intense spring and summer of New Labour's election victory and Diana's death. Nighy is a PR guru who has to stop and re-evaluate his world when his daughter threatens to leave his life, perhaps as revenge for his serial infidelities. Richardson plays a mother trying to bury her grief in an unconventional way after the loss of her young son.

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A poignant exploration of loss and regret, set against a backdrop of significant cultural moments. It feels like a quiet, introspective study of flawed people grappling with their pasts and the weight of public life.

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