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YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

• Director: Lynne Ramsay
• UK / 2017 / DCP / Colour / 95´ / English; Turkish s.t.

• Screenplay: Lynne Ramsay
• Director of Photography: Thomas Townend
• Editing: Joe Bini
• Music: Jonny Greenwood
• Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alessandro Nivola, Alex Manette, John Doman, Judith Roberts
• Production Co.: Why Not Productions, Sixteen Films, BFI, Film4, Amazon Studios
• World Sales: IMR
• Turkish Rights: Siyah Beyaz

- 2017 CANNES Best Screenplay, Best Actor (J. Phoenix)

The first film Lynne Ramsey has directed after a 6 year hiatus since We Need to Talk About Kevin, this highly anticipated film follows a ruthless hitman who is trying to save a young girl from sex traffickers. Praised by audiences and critics alike, You Were Never Really Here brought Lynn Ramsey the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes and the Best Actor Award to Joaquin Phoenix who portrays an unforgettable anti-hero. Adapted from Jonathan Ames’ story, and scored by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, You Were Never Really Here is a very powerful film with its masterful direction, innovative editing, unconventional narrative and dark atmosphere.

This film was a Meetings on the Bridge participant.