Greg Wise

Set in post-war Britain, ten year-old Lewis Aldridge is grief-stricken as he struggles to cope with the death of his beloved mother. Left under the care of his emotionally distant father Gilbert, whom he barely knows and who quickly remarries, Lewis is forced to bury his feelings.

Reimagining the 1872 Gothic vampire novella of the same name, this coming-of-age period piece centres on a young teenage woman, a strict governess, and a young girl who crash-lands in their estate.

Kristin Scott Thomas leads this comedic story based on the real-life phenomena of military wives forming a choir while their partners serve in Afghanistan.