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- Running time:
- 1h 30m (plus ads and trailers)
- Age range:
- 12A
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Director: Polly Findlay
Starring: Lesley Manville, Ciarán Hinds, Niamh Cusack
Based on the novel by Bernard MacLaverty, Midwinter Break is a stirring meditation on faith, commitment, and the enduring power of love, as a long-time couple takes a life-changing trip to Amsterdam.
Finely calibrated performances from Oscar nominees Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds anchor this adaptation of Glasgow-based Bernard MacLaverty’s novel of the same name, which follows retirees Stella and Gerry on a trip to Amsterdam at a crunch point in their marriage.
Their city break has the potential to become something much more life-changing as the pair reflect on the past, their problems in the present, and consider their future together. Established theatre director Polly Findlay makes an impressive directorial debut with this carefully weighted drama that muses on the enduring power of love and was partly shot on location in Scotland.
Premiered at Glasgow Film Festival 2026.