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A Long Winter

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Set high in the mountains, fall comes to an end and a family prepares for the long winter ahead.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 1 day ago
4/5
You could be moved by it without even knowing why. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Sep 15, 2026
There are parts of 'A Long Winter' that verge on glacial, but strong performances and a truly moving final beat pull it all together. Go to Full Review Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) Sep 14, 2026
Where a lot of actors work hard to project strength or cool, Hechinger carries himself with an open-faced half-smile that evokes gentle vulnerability (and that oddly reminded me of the young Gene Wilder at times). Go to Full Review Amelia Harvey Nerdspin 1 day ago
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A Long Winter is too restrained and unresolved to feel rewarding for audiences. Despite stunning cinematography and performances, there are too many interesting subtexts and subplots teased but never utilized. T Go to Full Review Doug Jamieson The Jam Report Oct 4, 2026
3.5/5
A gorgeously photographed, intelligent exploration of loneliness, masculinity, and the invisible boundaries people construct around themselves. Go to Full Review Andrew Auger Pop Culture Leftovers Oct 3, 2026
A Long Winter has to strain quite a bit more than All of Us Strangers did to achieve its goals. This gorgeously shot period drama has Andrew Haigh’s fingerprints all over it, but it’s choppier and more distant, sometimes overcompensating. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Andrew Haigh

Director

Caitriona Balfe

Actor

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Actor

Martin Freeman

Actor

Fred Hechinger

Actor

Kit Connor

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Movie Info

Synopsis Set high in the mountains, fall comes to an end and a family prepares for the long winter ahead.
Director
Andrew Haigh
Producer
Tristan Goligher, Chad Oakes, Michael Frislev, Michael Elliott
Screenwriter
Andrew Haigh, Colm Tóibín
Production Co
The Bureau, Nomadic Pictures, MUBI, Film4 Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 59m
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