The Father is a 2020 drama film co-written and directed by Florian Zeller, based on his 2012 play Le Père. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, and Olivia Williams, and follows an aging Welshman who must deal with his progressing memory loss.

The Father had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 27 January 2020. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on 18 December 2020, by Sony Pictures Classics, and in the United Kingdom on 8 January 2021, by Lionsgate. The film received acclaim from critics, who lauded Hopkins' and Colman’s performances.



Director
Florian Zeller

Producer
Philippe Carcassonne
Simon Friend
Jean-Louis Livi
David Parfitt
Christophe Spadone

Screenwriter
Christopher Hampton
Florian Zeller

Cast
Anthony Hopkins as Anthony
Olivia Colman as Anne
Mark Gatiss as The Man
Imogen Poots as Laura
Rufus Sewell as Paul
Olivia Williams as The Woman

Production Company
Les Films du Cru
Film4 Productions
Trademark Films
Embankment Films
Canal+
Cine+

Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
(United States)
Lionsgate
(United Kingdom)

Release Date
18 December 2020 (USA)

Trailer


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