Netflix has released the official The Lost Daughter trailer for Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal’s upcoming directorial debut film, based on Elena Ferrante’s 2006 novel of the same name. The video, which you can check out below, begins with a woman as she tries to enjoy a beach vacation. However, her peace and quiet get disturbed with the loud arrival of a family with a young mother. The woman has now found herself obsessed with the young mother which leads her to recall secrets from her past.
Starring Oscar winner Olivia Colman, the film had its world premiere at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, where Gyllenhaal won the Golden Osella Award for Best Screenplay. It is currently scheduled to arrive in select theaters on December 17, followed by its streaming debut on December 31.
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The Lost Daughter is written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. The film stars Olivia Colman (The Crown), Dakota Johnson (Peanut Butter Falcon), Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose), Peter Sarsgaard (Shattered Glass), and Paul Mescal (Normal People). Joining them are Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Invisible Man), Ed Harris (Westworld), and Dagmara Domińczyk (Succession).
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“Alone on a seaside vacation, Leda becomes consumed with a young mother and daughter as she watches them on the beach,” reads the synopsis. “Unnerved by their compelling relationship, (and their raucous and menacing extended family), Leda is overwhelmed by her own memories of the terror, confusion, and intensity of early motherhood. An impulsive act shocks Leda into the strange and ominous world of her own mind, where she is forced to face the unconventional choices she made as a young mother and their consequences.”
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The Lost Daughter is produced by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Talia Kleinhendler, and Osnat Handelsman-Keren through their Pie Films banner. Samuel Marshall Productions’ Charlie Dorfman is also serving as a producer, with Samuel Marshall and Endeavor Content financing the project.
