The read
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
As we follow a mother and her son, we delve into a past marred by an accident that tears them apart. She will become a renowned artist and healer, and he will grow into his own and a peculiar falconer who bears the marks of a double absence. In the present, a young journalist will bring about an encounter between the two that puts the very meaning of life and art into question, so that we may contemplate the possibility of living life to its fullest, despite the uncertainties littering our paths.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes16%
Metacritic34/100
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
139 audience votes
Key crew
- Claudia LlosaDirector
- Claudia LlosaWriter
- Michael BrookOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jennifer ConnellyNana Kunning
- Cillian MurphyIvan
- Mélanie LaurentJannia Ressmore
- William ShimellNewman
- Zen McGrathYoung Ivan
- Peter McRobbieIke
- Winta McGrathGully
- Nancy DrakeOld Woman
- Judy CookAirplane Receptionist
- Carson NattrassOfficer
- Oona ChaplinAlice
- Aurore ParienteSophie
Stills
Themes
new agewoman directorhealer