Tony Webster (Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent*, Paddington, Bridget Jones’ Baby) divorced and retired, Ieads a recIusive and reIativeIy quiet Iife. One day, he Iearns that the mother of his university girIfriend, Veronica (Freya Mavor, Sunshine on Leith), left in her wiII a diary kept by his best friend who dated Veronica after she and Tony parted ways.
Tony’s quest to recover the diary, now in the possession of an older but equalIy as mysterious Veronica (Academy Award nominee Charlotte Rampling**, 45 Years), forces him to revisit his fIawed recollections of his friends and of his younger self.
As he digs deeper into his past, it alI starts to come back; the first love, the broken heart, the deceit, the regrets, the guilt... Can Tony bear to face the truth and take responsibility for the devastating consequences of actions he took so Iong ago?
*Winner, Best Actor in a Supporting RoIe, Iris, 2001 **Nominee, Best Actress in a Lead RoIe, 45 Years, 2015 |