How I Live Now
Trailer
Synopsis
Daisy, an American teen, has been sent to the English countryside to live with her relatives. Her feeling of alienation is alleviated when she meets Edmund; but as the two adolescents begin a romance, tensions in Europe plunge the country into a violent military state. This adaptation of Meg Rosoff’s novel presents the Third World War from the eyes of a fifteen-year-old girl.
Director
Kevin Macdonald

His first film, One Day In September (00), won an Academy Award for best documentary. He also directed Touching the Void (03). He took the big leap to fiction with The Last King of Scotland (06).
Technical information
United Kingdom, 2014
Duration
101 min.
Director
Kevin Macdonald
Producers
Andrew Ruheman, John Battsek, Charles Steel, Alasdair Flind
Screenplay
Jeremy Brock, Penelope Skinner, Tony Grisoni
Cinematography
Franz Lustig
Special effects
Chris Reynolds
Cast
Saoirse Ronan, George MacKay, Tom Holland
Edition: 2014
Section: Official Fantàstic Competition
Original language:
English