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Last modified: Aug. 25, 2020

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Blackbird

Release Date: Friday, September 18, 2020 VOD / Digital Friday, September 18, 2020 Limited

Director: Roger Michell

Starring: Kate Winslet • Diane Keaton • Mia Wasikowska • Susan Sarandon • Sam Neill

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
Lily (Susan Sarandon) and Paul (Sam Neill) summon their loved ones to their beach house for one final gathering after Lily decides to end her long battle with ALS on her own terms. The couple is planning a loving weekend complete with holiday traditions, but the mood becomes strained when unresolved issues surface between Lily and her daughters Jennifer (Kate Winslet) and Anna (Mia Wasikowska). Joining the collective farewell are Lily’s son in law (Rainn Wilson), her lifelong friend (Lindsay Duncan), daughter’s partner (Bex Taylor-Klaus) and grandson (Anson Boon). Her story is ultimately one of hope, love and a celebration of life.
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Blackbird.

Crew Behind the Film

The Blackbird behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Roger Michell last directed The Duke and My Cousin Rachel.

Director
Roger Michell
Screenwriter
Producers
David Bernardi
Sherryl Clark
Studios
Production Company
Millennium Films

Production Details

What we know about the Blackbird movie production.

Key Facts

  • The film will premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival (8/31/19).
  • Diane Keaton will play the mother, Lily, while Kate Winslet and Mia Wasikowsa will play her daughters (Deadline, 7/18/18).
  • An English-language remake of Bille August’s 2014 Danish-language pic Silent Heart.

Production Updates for Blackbird

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Changed the movie production status to Production. Shooting in set to start in August in London.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
R Restricted for language, some drug use and brief sexual material
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
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Language
English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Blackbird was released in VOD / Digital on Friday, September 18, 2020. There were 13 other movies released on the same date, including Infidel, Alone and Lost Girls and Love Hotels.

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