Anemone, the directorial debut of Ronan Day-Lewis, featuring the return to the big screen of his three-time Oscar-winning father Daniel Day-Lewis, will open this year’s Camerimage film festival, the world’s leading fest devoted to the art of cinematography.
Daniel Day-Lewis plays Ray, a hermit who has spent the last 20 years away from humanity, in a cabin deep in the woods, nursing the trauma he suffered as a child. His solitude is interrupted by the arrival of his brother Jem (Sean Bean), who is looking for a connection with his son Brian (Samuel Bottomley), and seeking Ray’s help.
Anemone premiered at the New York Film Festival, where it was praised by The Hollywood Reporter‘s chief reviewer David Rooney, for Day-Lewis’s “riveting performance” and the stunning visuals of Cinematographer Ben Fordesman, whose “arresting widescreen images of the Northern English landscapes and dense woodlands create a sweeping canvas.”
“Anemone exemplifies the kind of filmmaking that defines the spirit of EnergaCAMERIMAGE,” the festival said in a statement. “Cinema where image and emotion intertwine to create a profound artistic experience.”
Fordesman’s other credits include Rose Glass’ Saint Maud and Love Lies Bleeding, and Dylan Southern’s The Thing With Feathers.
Anemone completes the 2025 Camerimage lineup. The festival unveiled the rest of its competition titles on Wednesday. Some of the most visually arresting movies of the year, including Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, shot by Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, photographed by Łukasz Żal, Joseph Kosinski’s F1: The Movie, lensed by Claudio Miranda, James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, shot by Phedon Papamichael, Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, filmed by Barry Ackroyd are among the titles in the running for this year’s Golden Frog award for best film.
The 2025 Camerimage festival runs Nov. 15-23 in Toruń, Poland.
