In October 2018, British director Francis Lee sent Kate Winslet’s agent a screenplay he had just finished writing. Despite having just one film under his belt — the critically acclaimed drama God’s Own Country about an unlikely romance between two young men — Lee was able to entice the Oscar winner, who committed within 24 hours.
The resulting movie, Ammonite, marks one of the most anticipated to make its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and is already garnering strong awards season buzz for Lee, Winslet and co-star Saoirse Ronan.
In fact, the 19th century lesbian drama about a fossil hunter whose groundbreaking work was coopted by less deserving men marks this year’s big bet for Neon — the distributor behind last year’s best.
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