The Winter Guest

The Winter Guest is set in a seaside town in Scotland on the coldest day in living memory, a day when even the sea has frozen solid. On this day, an elderly woman arrives unannounced and unexpected at the home of her grown-up daughter, offering unsolicited advise, opinions and emotion. In his directorial debut, the acclaimed actor Alan Rickman brings together two of Britain's most august talents, Emma Thompson and her mother Phyllida Law, to portray a strong-willed mother and daughter at a life-changing point in their relationship. Stunningly photographed and beautifully acted, The Winter Guest suggests that in the smallest details and subtlest nuances, the most telling insights can be revealed.