Overview
- Opening the festival’s Generation 14plus strand on Friday, the indie feature marks George Jaques’s sophomore film and Berlinale debut for the title.
- At the press conference, reporters pressed the team on political questions, and Neil Patrick Harris said he aims to keep his work apolitical, prompting pushback before the moderator returned the focus to the film.
- Bella Ramsey said making the Scotland-shot film was the best professional experience of their career so far and noted the project has inspired future directing ambitions.
- Este Haim composed the score with Zachary Dawes and attended the Berlin event, as coverage highlighted the music’s role in shaping the film’s tone.
- The film follows a 17-year-old cancer survivor at a remission camp and stars Ramsey with Harris, Jessica Gunning and James Norton; production is by Jaques and Ken Petrie, with world sales handled by Embankment Films.