"Nessa is a character Samantha Morton knows inside out: a military wife she plays with a brooding, crackling energy in Ronan Day-Lewis's debut feature Anemone. Her earlier role in Oren Moverman's The Messenger as a young mother informed that her husband has died in action was one which resonated with her deeply, since her stepfather and brother were also in the army."
"Morton envisions Anemone as a beautiful poem about subject matter that is incredibly heavy. That thematic territory spans abuse in the church, 1980s English and Irish military history, PTSD and homelessness. Morton excels as Nessa, an emergency services operator estranged for 20 years from her husband Ray Stoker (a gut-punching comeback performance from Day-Lewis's father, Daniel). After suffering a trauma, Ray has retreated into the wilds of northern England, abandoning his wife and son, Brian (Samuel Bottomley)."
Nessa is a military wife portrayed by Samantha Morton with brooding, crackling energy in Ronan Day-Lewis's debut film Anemone. Morton previously played a grieving young mother in The Messenger, a role that resonated with her because of family military connections. Anemone addresses heavy themes: abuse in the church, 1980s English and Irish military history, PTSD and homelessness. Morton plays an emergency services operator estranged from her husband Ray Stoker for 20 years. Ray, played by Daniel Day-Lewis, retreats into the northern English wilds after trauma, leaving their son Brian struggling. The film is co-written by Daniel Day-Lewis and his son, creating visible off-screen father–son dynamics. On-set family relationships provide shorthand communication and kindness, which Morton values.
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