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The Lost Daughter (2021)

The Lost Daughter is star Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut and stars Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson. The 2021 Drama is based on the novel The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante. The story sees a young mother struggling to connect with her daughters.

The Lost Daughter
R
Drama

Director
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Release Date
December 17, 2021
Studio(s)
Netflix
Distributor(s)
Netflix
Cast
Peter Sarsgaard , Alba Rohrwacher , Ellie Blake , Paul Mescal , Jack Farthing , Robyn Elwell , Dakota Johnson , Oliver Jackson-Cohen , Olivia Colman , Panos Koronis , Ed Harris , Jessie Buckley , Dagmara Dominczyk , Athena Martin
Writers
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Runtime
121 minutes
Budget
$5 million

Summary

Alone on a seaside vacation, Leda (Olivia Colman) becomes consumed with a young mother and daughter as she watches them on the beach. Unnerved by their compelling relationship, (and their raucous and menacing extended family), Leda is overwhelmed by her own memories of the terror, confusion and intensity of early motherhood. An impulsive act shocks Leda into the strange and ominous world of her own mind, where she is forced to face the unconventional choices she made as a young mother and their consequences. This is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, based on the novel by Elena Ferrante.

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