If you’re a fan of Kate Winslet, next month is going to be great for you. She’s got two very different movies, one in theaters and one streaming on Netflix. Of course, there’s James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire & Ash, which promises to be a massive blockbuster. But there’s also Winslet’s directorial debut, Goodbye June, a family holiday film arriving on Christmas Eve. Perfect timing.
Winslet directs and stars in Goodbye June, and she’s surrounded herself with co-stars who also know a thing or two about earning accolades. Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall, and Helen Mirren. Also in the cast are Stephen Merchant, Fisayo Akinade, Jeremy Swift, and Raza Jaffrey.
The script is by Joe Anders, who happens to be Winslet’s son with ex-husband Sam Mendes.
SYNOPSIS: The film takes place just before Christmas, when an unexpected turn in their mother’s health thrusts four adult siblings and their exasperating father into chaos as they navigate messy family dynamics in the face of potential loss. But their quick-witted mother, June, orchestrates her decline on her own terms — with biting humour, blunt honesty, and a lot of love.
Prior to its Christmas Eve premiere on Netflix, Goodbye June will have a brief theatrical run beginning December 12th.
