Cinecity 2026: Tender Loving Care
TBC 107 mins
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TBC 107 mins
DIR: MIKE LEIGH. WITH: MARION BAILEY, PAUL JESSON, KATE O’FLYNN, ALICE BAILEY JOHNSON. UK 2026. 107 MINS.
Mike Leigh’s latest film – widely rumoured to be the last that he will direct – is a rich and compelling portrait of friendship, family ties and ageing.
Social workers and best friends Amy and Rosie find joy in the everyday while coping with demanding jobs, worries about relatives and relationship breakdowns. Amy’s parents, Birdie and Geoff, enjoy lives of quiet contentment until declining health threatens their peaceful existence. Among the highlights of Leigh’s long and distinguished career are the films Hard Truths, Peterloo, Vera Drake and Secrets and Lies.
Tender Loving Care is full of the intricate detail, gentle humour and believable characters that are the trademarks of Leigh’s work. Yet again he shows us the value of the small moments in day-to-day life.
‘A poignant, intergenerational drama of happy-sad acceptance that life goes on, until it doesn’t go on. The decency and clarity of the film are a tonic.’ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
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