Director: Ronan Day-Lewis
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean, Samuel Bottomley, Safia Oakley-Green, Samantha Morton
Anemone is a 2025 British-American drama film directed by Ronan Day-Lewis, exploring the intricate emotional bonds that bind men across generations — brothers who drift apart, fathers who struggle to be present, and sons who carry wounds they cannot name. Running 126 minutes, it is a quiet, heavy-handed study in inherited silence.
What is Anemone about?
Three generations of men from the same family find themselves circling a shared grief they have never put into words. At the centre is a middle-aged son returning home after years away, drawn back by a crisis that forces him into proximity with a father he has kept at arm's length and a brother whose life has moved in a direction he barely recognises. The film unfolds slowly, prioritising gesture over dialogue, letting tension accumulate through shared meals, half-finished conversations, and the kind of long silences that say more than speeches. No catharsis is offered cheaply, and the resolution, such as it is, arrives quietly and without sentimentality.
Cast & crew
The film marks the return of Daniel Day-Lewis to the screen, playing the patriarch whose emotional distance is the gravitational centre of the story. Sean Bean plays the older brother, bringing his characteristic weight and restraint. Samuel Bottomley and Safia Oakley-Green round out the younger generation, while Samantha Morton appears in a pivotal supporting role. The ensemble was assembled by first-time feature director Ronan Day-Lewis.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Anemone speaks to something deeply familiar: the weight of what goes unsaid between fathers and sons, and the particular grief of men who were never taught to grieve. Themes of estrangement, return, and the inheritance of emotional distance resonate strongly in Iranian family culture, where similar patterns of silence across generations are well understood. The film is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, making it fully accessible in your own language without needing to follow English dialogue. Its British setting and international cast give it a universal quality, but the emotional terrain is one many diaspora viewers will recognise from their own family histories.
Where & how to watch
Anemone is available now on K-Time with Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, on your TV دستگاه, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start and cancel anytime.