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| Directed by | Joanna Hogg |
| Written by | Joanna Hogg |
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| Cinematography | David Raedeker |
| Edited by | Helle Le Fevre |
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Running time | 119 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $2 million[2] |
The Souvenir is a 2019 romantic drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Joanna Hogg. The film is a semi-autobiographical account of Hogg's experiences at film school. It stars Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, and Tilda Swinton. It follows a young, quietly ambitious film student who embarks on her first serious love affair with a charismatic and mysterious man.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 27 January 2019, where Hogg was awarded the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic. It was theatrically released in the United States on 17 May 2019, by A24, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 30 August 2019, by Curzon. It grossed over $2 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics. It was named one of the top 10 independent films of 2019 by the National Board of Review and was nominated for Best International Film at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards. The film earned eight nominations, including Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (for Burke), and Most Promising Newcomer (for Swinton Byrne), at the 22nd British Independent Film Awards. A sequel, The Souvenir Part II, was released in 2021.
- ^ "The Souvenir". Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "The Souvenir". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.