A quietly powerful reflection on faith, love, and the endurance of long partnership, Midwinter Break follows a retired couple as they embark on a transformative trip to Amsterdam.
Directed with remarkable control by theatre stalwart Polly Findlay in her film debut, and adapted by Bernard MacLaverty and Nick Payne from MacLaverty’s own acclaimed novel.
The film unites Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds in a deeply affecting portrayal of connection and distance. MacLaverty calls it “a story of two young people who got old and they have fallen out of step.”
What begins as a simple weekend away becomes a profound study of love’s durability, compromise, and the ache of time passing.
