‘All Of Us Strangers’ Star Claire Foy Tells Some Hard Truths In Director Andrew Haigh’s Supernatural Love Story

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Actress Claire Foy is ready and braced for a lot of personal reactions to her latest film All of Us Strangers. Adapted from Taichi Yamada’s novel Strangers, writer-director Andrew Haigh’s emotional reimagining finds gay screenwriter Adam (Andrew Scott) working on a script inspired by a devastating personal tragedy: in the early ’80s, both his parents died in a car crash when he was just 12.

Seeking inspiration, Adam travels back to his childhood neighborhood where he encounters his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell) — not only still living in his former home but looking exactly the same as the last time he saw them. DEADLINE: How did you first hear about All of Us Strangers? CLAIRE FOY: It was actually three or four months before we started shooting.

One of my agents, Billy Lazarus, had a very, very emotional response to it, and I knew that it was something quite special. Then I met Andrew [Haigh] and he’s just so open as a person, and unassuming about what he does, which is so encouraging because what he does is so tender and truthful and not precious in any way.

I just thought, it’s going to be really special to be a part of this film. DEADLINE: Did Andrew tell you whether your role of Mum was loosely based on his own mother?