Based on the best selling novel by Ian McEwan, yet strongly delivered here with an identity all its own, comes a story of Joe (Daniel Craig) and Claire (Oscar nominated Samantha Morton) out on a romantic picnic when catastrophe strikes. A hot air balloon accident will forever change their lives by dropping a vortex of powerful questions – what becomes of love and logic in the wake of tragedy? Jed (Rhys Ifans), a twisted stranger, also involved in the accident comes back to haunt Joe, refusing to be dismissed. The move is directed by Roger Michell known for his psychological evaluations of people and how fate shapes relationships – Changing Lanes, The Mother, Notting Hill. This time Michell revisits the love triangles but with a twisted approach since each actor is so well-developed, it’s as though he’s in his own movie.
