what is anemone about

The film "Anemone" (2025) is a psychological drama directed by Ronan Day-Lewis in his feature debut, co-written with his father Daniel Day-Lewis, who also stars in the lead role. It explores complex family relationships, particularly between brothers, fathers, and sons, set against the backdrop of personal and political violence. The story follows Jem (Sean Bean) who goes to find his estranged brother Ray (Daniel Day-Lewis) living in isolation, confronting their shared troubled past and familial scars from the Troubles in Northern England. The film delves deeply into themes of fatherhood, toxic masculinity, regret, and the struggle for redemption, with an expressionistic and haunting style that mixes realism with some elements of magical realism. Overall, it is about the emotional and psychological journeys of a family trying to reconcile with its broken legacies and personal demons.