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Directed by | Patrick Dickinson |
Written by | Patrick Dickinson |
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Cinematography | Mark Wolf |
Production companies | Brouhaha Entertainment MBK Productions Magnolia Mae Films Written Rock Films |
Distributed by | WestEnd Films |
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Language | English |
Cottontail is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Patrick Dickinson. [1] [2] [3] [4]
It premiered at the Rome Film Festival on 26 October 2023, winning the BNL BNP Paribas Best First Film award. [5]
A widower and his son travel from Japan to England's Lake District to scatter his wife's ashes there, as she grew up loving the stories of Beatrix Potter.
It was announced in November 2019 that Ken Watanabe, Ralph Fiennes, Jessie Buckley and Dai Watanabe had been cast in the film. Filming was set take place between Japan and England beginning in the fall of 2020. [6]
In April 2021, the previously announced cast, minus Buckley, had exited the film, with Lily Franky, Ciarán Hinds, Ryo Nishikido, Tae Kimura and Rin Takanashi now set to star. Filming took place in June 2021. [7]
Late 2022, it was announced that Ciarán Hinds's daughter Aoife Hinds had replaced Buckley.
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