Directed by:
Stephen GyllenhaalScreenplay:
Peter PrinceCinematography:
Robert ElswitComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, Lena Headey, Sean Maguire, David Morrissey, John Heard, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ethan Hawke, Cara Buono, Pete Postlethwaite (more)Plots(1)
Tom Crick, (Irons) a high school history teacher, is having trouble connecting with his class, and with his wife. He ventures into telling his class stories of his young adulthood in the Fens district in England. The emotional wounds from his younger life wash over him in present day, affecting his work and his relationships with his students and his wife. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Cast
![Jeremy Irons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/240/163240043_8440f5.jpg)
Jeremy Irons
UK
Best movies:
The Lion King (1994)
The Mission (1986)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Sinéad Cusack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/494/161494952_1b00ca.jpg)
Sinéad Cusack
Ireland
Best movies:
Eastern Promises (2007)
Hoffman (1970)
V for Vendetta (2005)
![Lena Headey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/650/160650050_05e086.jpg)
Lena Headey
Best movies:
The Long Firm (2004) (TV movie)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Aberdeen (2000)
![Sean Maguire](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280219_41bb22.jpg)
Sean Maguire
UK
![David Morrissey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274630_8d76c9.jpg)
David Morrissey
UK
Best movies:
Hangmen (2016) (theatrical recording)
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![John Heard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/141/163141723_834cdb.jpg)
John Heard
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
Home Alone (1990)
Mindwalk (1990)
![Maggie Gyllenhaal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/080/166080621_fe4de1.jpg)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
![Ethan Hawke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/971/163971464_837bda.jpg)
Ethan Hawke
USA
Best movies:
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Lord of War (2005)
Gattaca (1997)
![Cara Buono](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/621/161621788_fa616e.jpg)
Cara Buono
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
Waterland (1992)
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
![Pete Postlethwaite](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267582_309ce4.jpg)
Pete Postlethwaite
UK
Best movies:
Inception (2010)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
![Matyelok Gibbs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188377_72835e.gif)
Matyelok Gibbs
Best movies:
Victor Victoria (1982)
Babel (2006)
Priest (1994)
![Ross McCall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277916_d59375.jpg)
Ross McCall
UK
Best movies:
Saint Anthony (2007)
Green Street (2005)
Waterland (1992)
Giles Thomas
Best movies:
Human Traffic (1999)
Waterland (1992)
Happy Now (2001)
Stéphanie Anderson
Best movies:
Waterland (1992)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Calendar Girl (1993)
![Tina Benko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798678_43e2fc.jpg)
Tina Benko
USA
Best movies:
Avengers Assemble (2012)
Vinyl (2016) (series)
The Greatest Showman (2017)
![Gareth Thomas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/319/165319482_f96dad.jpg)
Gareth Thomas
UK
Best movies:
Juggernaut (1974)
Sparrow (1993)
Waterland (1992)
Larry John Meyers
Best movies:
The Temptations (1998) (TV movie)
Concussion (2015)
Maria's Lovers (1984)
J. Michael Hunter
USA
Best movies:
Blue Velvet (1986)
The Bedroom Window (1987)
Waterland (1992)