Daniel Day-Lewis & Sean Bean in Family Drama ‘Anemone’ Trailer #1

by Alex Billington
August 21, 2025
Source: YouTube

“I can’t help you… ’till you tell me what happened.” Focus Features has unveiled the first official trailer for the film Anemone, the highly anticipated return of monumental British actor Daniel Day-Lewis (who is now 68 years old). This is set to premiere at the 2025 New York Film Festival in their Spotlight section as a World Premiere before it hits theaters later in October – apparently it’s not playing at Venice, Telluride, or TIFF at all. Family bonds between fathers, sons, and brothers are explored as complex relationships unfold through personal journeys & generational conflicts. The story follows a middle-aged man who sets out from his suburban home on a journey into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother, played by Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis. Bonded by a complicated past, the men share a fraught and slightly tender relationship. The film also stars Sean Bean and Samantha Morton, and it’s co-written by & directed by Daniel’s son Ronan Day-Lewis as his first feature film. With striking cinematography by DP Ben Fordesman. This looks VERY good so far, and especially stylish. Definitely something to watch this fall.

Here’s the first official trailer for Ronan Day-Lewis’s film Anemone, direct from Focus’ YouTube:

Intro via NYFF: “Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis roars back to the screen for his first role in eight years in this absorbing family drama directed by Ronan Day-Lewis about lives undone by seemingly irreconcilable legacies of political and personal violence. Co-written by both father and son, the Northern England–set Anemone begins as a middle-aged man (Sean Bean) sets out from his suburban home on a journey into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother (Day-Lewis). Bonded by a mysterious, complicated past, the men share a fraught, if occasionally tender relationship—one that was forever altered by shattering events decades earlier.” Anemone is directed by first-time filmmaker Ronan Day-Lewis, son of Daniel, making his feature directorial debut with this project after a few other shorts. The screenplay is written by Ronan Day-Lewis & Daniel Day-Lewis. Produced by Plan B Entertainment. This is premiering at the 2025 New York Film Festival this fall. Focus Features then debuts Ronan Day-Lewis’s Anemone film in select US theaters starting October 3rd, 2025 this fall. First impression? Looking good?

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