Oliver Hermanus' Living to screen at Venice Film Festival - breaking a rule in the best way possible
. It follows Mr Williams , a civil servant who has become a small cog in the bureaucracy of rebuilding post-WWII England, as he learns that he has a terminal illness. He goes on a quest to find some meaning in his dull life.While Hermanus has been praised for his stunning work, the South African director has received another, more unconventional form of recognition for the film's success.
The director added that Venice has been his"creative home" for most of his career and that he is honoured to return"on the shoulders of a team of creative giants," which include"Bill Nighy, Aimee Loud Wood, Alex Sharp, Tom Burke in our cast and of course our amazing screenwriter, Sir Kazuo Ishiguro"., is also already generating buzz.
Set to star in the upcoming project are two of the UK's biggest TV stars right now, Emmy-winner Josh O'Connor and Bafta-winner Paul Mescal (who played Connell Waldren in the hit series
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