Middle-aged Jem sets out from his suburban home on a journey into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother Ray. Bonded by a mysterious, complicated past, the men share a fraught, if occasionally tender relationship—one that was forever altered by shattering events decades earlier.
Acting
Day-Lewis and Bean weaponize decades of screen presence.
Direction
Day-Lewis father-son debut carries meta-weight.
Director
Ronan Day-Lewis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Daniel Day-Lewis came out of retirement for this, his first role since Phantom Thread in 2017. His son Ronan's directorial debut.
The title references the anemone flower's twin meaning: protection against evil, and forsaken love. Ray's hermitage is both.
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