LIVING is the story of an ordinary man, reduced by years of oppressive office routine to a shadow existence, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful – into one he can say has been lived to the full.

1953. A London shattered by WWII is still recovering. Williams (Bill Nighy), a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city’s bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild. Buried under paperwork at the office, lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a shattering medical diagnosis forces him to take stock – and to try and grasp fulfilment before it goes beyond reach. At a seaside resort, chaperoned by a local decadent (Tom Burke), he flirts with hedonism before rejecting it as his solution. Back in London he finds himself drawn to the natural vitality of Margaret (Aimee Lou Wood), a young woman who once worked under his supervision and is now determined to spread her wings. Then one evening he is struck by a revelation – one as simple as it is profound – and with a new energy, and the help of Peter (Alex Sharp), an idealistic new recruit to his department, he sets about creating a legacy for the next generation.

Written by Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro and based on Akira Kurosawa's Japanese classic "Ikiru", LIVING stars Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood and Alex Sharp.

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Official Selection SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL

2 OSCAR NOMINATIONS including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor in a Leading Role - Bill Nighy

3 BAFTA NOMINATIONS including Outstanding British FIlm of the Year, Best Screenplay (adapted) - Kazuo Ishiguro, and Best Leading Actor - Bill Nighy

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In Cinemas 16 MARCH

Advance Previews :
March 3-5 (All States) // March 6 (WA only)
March 10 12 (All States // March 13 (ACT / VIC / TAS / SA)

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