This dramatic adaptation of David Gilbert’s 2013 critically acclaimed novel is co-written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Sarah Polley (Women Talking) and directed by veteran Argentine filmmaker Pablo Trapero (The Clan). Oscar nominee Bill Nighy stars as Andrew Dyer, an aging literary icon about to make an announcement stranger than anything in his celebrated novel
“Bill Nighy’s Bad Dad Leads a Strong, Surprising Family Drama. Director Pablo Trapero and co-writer Sarah Polley craft a film that steadily grows on you”.
The Wrap – Chase Hutchinson
Andrew — or A.N. Dyer, as he is known to the world — is a famous novelist whose first novel became an instant classic and created a cult following around its elusive author. One morning, Dyer wakes up convinced he must mend the broken relationships in his life and summons his sons to be with him. It has been nearly 20 years since an incident tore apart the family. When the sons arrive, each burdened with their own struggles, Andrew reveals something so astonishing it couldn’t possibly be true — or could it?
For two decades, Andrew hasn’t written a word — or left his home. In that time, he fathered a child outside his marriage, lost his long-suffering wife (Oscar nominee Imelda Staunton), and grew estranged from his two older sons. The death of an old friend jolts him into confronting his mortality, compounded by his alcoholism. Summoning all his children for what may be the first and last time, Andrew draws Richard (Johnny Flynn) and Jamie (George MacKay) back into the family fold, their resentment still raw. Expecting a bid for forgiveness, they instead hear a revelation about their half brother Andy Jr. (Noah Jupe) that rewrites everything they thought they knew about their family.
Director
Pablo Trapero
Cast
Bill Nighy, Noah Jupe, George MacKay, Johnny Flynn, Anna Geislerová, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton
Cinematography
Diego Dussuel
Editing
Pablo Trapero, Gemma Cabello, Thom Smalley
Executive Producers
Alexandra Tynion, Olivia Tyson, Ori Eisen, Peter Sobiloff, Mike Sobiloff, Raj Khaware, Kunal Khaware, Alejandro Guillermo Roemmers, Manu Fabeiro, Jorge Perez Gaudio, Antonio Pita, Nicolas Veinburg, Ramiro Navarro, Elias Ortiz, Charles Dorfman, Marlon Vogelgesang, Patricio Rabuffetti, Tatiana Emden, Joyce Zylberberg, Ralph Haiek, Yana Georgieva, Stephen Kelliher, Chris Jupe, Katy Cavanagh-Jupe, Laurie May, Noah Segal, Delfina Montecchia, Ajeeth Parkal, David Gilbert, Hélène Théodoly, Melinda Quintin, Michael Leon Cassutt, J. Todd Harris, Christopher D’Cruz, Divya Shahani, Diego Kolankowsky, Juliana Wates, Santiago Poli, Edmundo Mattar, Carlos Garde, Mark Gingras, Bahman Naraghi, Kasia Neiman, John Glencross, Paul Telegdy
Producers
Phin Glynn, Axel Kuschevatzky, Cindy Teperman, Christina Piovesan, Emily Kulasa, Trudie Styler, Celine Rattray, Jackie Donohue, Pablo Trapero
Production Companies
Infinity Hill, Elevation Pictures, Tricky Knot, Media Finance Capital, Screen Capital Screen One Fund, Maven Screen Media, Lony Productions, Original Films, Off Media, Content Engineers, Vigilante Productions, Nativa Contenidos, Ratpac Entertainment, Matanza, Double Garage Films, Prisma Cine
Production Designer
Sonja Klaus
Costume Designer
Allison Wyldeck
Screenplay
Sarah Polley, Pablo Trapero
Sound
Darrell Briggs
Publicist
The TARO Group
Canadian Distributor
Elevation Pictures
Original Score
Cristobal Tapia de Veer
International Sales Agent
Bankside Films
US Sales Agents
Creative Artists Agency (CAA), United Talent Agency