Midwinter Break (2026)
Mit einem verlängerten Wochenende in Amsterdam möchten Stella und Gerry ihren Ruhestandsalltag in Glasgow unterbrechen. Die kleine Reise soll die beiden aufmuntern, sie wollen die Stadt erkunden und etwas für ihre Ehe tun. Sie lieben sich noch und ertragen gegenseitig ihre kleinen Fehler – aber in den vier Tagen treten tiefe Risse in ihrer Beziehung zutage. Und es wird klar, dass Stella einen ganz eigenen Plan verfolgt. Dieser Plan hängt mit einem der bezauberndsten Orte in Amsterdam zusammen, dem Beginenhof, und mit einem Gelübde, das Stella einst getan hat. Gerry dagegen, ehemaliger Architekt, hat weitgehend abgeschlossen mit seinem Leben, in dem der Alkohol eine zu große Rolle spielt. Während ihrer Reise drängt allmählich ein Ereignis aus ihrer gemeinsamen Vergangenheit in Belfast, Nordirland, immer stärker an die Oberfläche, etwas, das ihr ganzes Leben geprägt hat.
Der Regisseur:
Polly Findlay
Die Autor:
Nick Payne, Bernard MacLaverty.
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Lesley Manville as Stella |
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Ciarán Hinds as Gerry |
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Niamh Cusack as Kathy |
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Julie Lamberton as Young Stella |
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Ed Sayer as Young Gerry |
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Leila Laaraj as Hennie |
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Tim Licata as Man in Bar |
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Marco Horta Lopes as Receptionist |
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Elène Zuidmeer as Barwoman |
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David Gallacher as Glasgow Priest |
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Lewis Harris as Barman Aidan |
| Directing | Polly Findlay | Director |
| Production | Guy Heeley | Producer |
| Writing | Nick Payne | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bernard MacLaverty | Novel |
| Editing | Lucia Zucchetti | Editor |
| Sound | Sarah Bridge | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Hannah Peel | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Harry Ammerlaan | Production Design |
| Camera | Laurie Rose | Director of Photography |
| Production | David Kimbangi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ollie Madden | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sean Greenhorn | Executive Producer |
| Production | Steven Little | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dave Bishop | Executive Producer |
| Production | James Pugh | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Bernard MacLaverty | Screenplay |
| Production | Floor Onrust | Producer |
| Production | Wouter Bijl | Line Producer |
| Production | Reece Cargan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Juri Keuter | Post Production Producer |
| Production | Job Castelijn | Casting Director |
| Production | Anna Dawson | Casting Director |
| Production | Dilara Horuz | Casting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernadette Corstens | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erin Stoffer | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Katharine K.K. Kennedy | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Geerte van der Horst | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Cara Connolly | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Lieke Krukkert | Set Dresser |
| Art | Zuma Pleijzier | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Art | Imogen Toner | Art Direction |
| Sound | Juan Pablo Saldarriaga Alaguna | Foley Editor |
| Sound | David Crane | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | David Crane | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jonny McLoone | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Oliver Pattinama | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Laura Solleveld | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Koos van der Vaart | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Floris Werver | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Perry Costello | Weapons Master |
| Visual Effects | Randy Van Der Weide | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Yorben Otto | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Libby Orrett | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Juri Keuter | Visual Effects Producer |
| Camera | Indra Besembun | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Willem Biemans | Key Grip |
| Camera | Amanda Daud | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | Mark de Blok | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Tim de Heer | Grip |
| Lighting | Nils Håkansson | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Ciro Naastepad | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Pepijn Stok | Third Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Christiaan van der Knoop | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Deen van Liempd | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Jeroen Zwart | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Coombes | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julia Klok | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Calif Chong | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Andrew Fisun | Online Editor |
| Crew | Lewis Humble | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Thijs Bolle | Location Manager |
| Production | Gavin Luna | Location Manager |
| Art | Paul Marbus | Location Scout |
| Directing | Caspar Commijs | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Urszula Kocol | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Clara O' Keeffe | Production Coordinator |