Believing he is approaching the end of his life, reclusive, alcoholic novelist Andrew Dyer (Bill Nighy) makes a sudden, desperate attempt to reconnect with his estranged family after decades of isolation. Calling his two adult sons, Richard (Johnny Flynn) and Jamie (George MacKay), to his estate, Andrew drops a bombshell revelation regarding their teenage half-brother, Andy (Noah Jupe). Andrew’s shocking confession upends everything the brothers – and their mother, Isabel (Imelda Staunton) – believed about their family heritage, sparking deep suspicion over whether the patriarch's wild story is a genuine truth or the tragic delusion of an ageing genius losing his sanity.

Directed by Pablo Trapero and adapted from David Gilbert’s acclaimed novel by Oscar-winning screenwriter Sarah Polley, this is the sort of provocative drama that the British do best. Leading the impressive cast, Bill Nighy delivers a commanding performance that, as with any film he does, elevates the proceedings and its sharp exploration of literary legacy and familial deception.