Benediction (film)

Benediction
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTerence Davies
Written byTerence Davies
Produced byMichael Elliott
Starring
CinematographyNicola Daley
Edited byAlex Mackie
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) (TIFF)[1]
  • 20 May 2022 (2022-05-20) (United Kingdom)
  • 3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) (United States)
Running time
137 minutes [2]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Budget£5 million[3]
Box office$848,834[4][5]

Benediction is a 2021 biographical romantic drama film written and directed by Terence Davies. It stars Jack Lowden and Peter Capaldi as the war poet Siegfried Sassoon, along with Simon Russell Beale, Jeremy Irvine, Kate Phillips, Gemma Jones, and Ben Daniels.

Benediction was Davies' final film before his death in October 2023.[6]

The film was released in United Kingdom on 20 May 2022 by Vertigo Releasing and United States on 3 June 2022 by Roadside Attractions.

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  2. ^ "Benediction". Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Director Terence Davies on his latest movie, Benediction". digitaltrends.com. 7 June 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Benediction (2022) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Benediction (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Terence Davies: Screenwriter and film director dies aged 77". BBC News. 7 October 2023. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.