1953. A London shattered by WWII is still recovering. Williams (Bill Nighy), a veteran civil servant, is an impotent cog within the city’s bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild. Buried under paperwork at the office, lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a shattering medical diagnosis forces him to take stock – and to try and grasp fulfilment before it goes beyond reach.

At a seaside resort, chaperoned by a local decadent (Tom Burke), he flirts with hedonism before rejecting it as his solution. Back in London, he finds himself drawn to the natural vitality of Margaret (Aimee Lou Wood), a young woman who once worked under his supervision and is now determined to spread her wings. Then one evening he is struck by a revelation – one as simple as it is profound – and with a new energy, and the help of Peter (Alex Sharp), an idealistic new recruit to his department, he sets about creating a legacy for the next generation.

LIVING is a reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s IKIRU, and is directed by Oliver Hermanus (MOFFIE) from a script by Kazuo Ishiguro (author of the novels The Remains of The Day and Never Let Me Go). LIVING will open on March 3 as a part of the Avalon’s 2023 ALL THINGS OSCAR program.

LIVING plays at the following times:
Fri (3/10): *11:15am, 5:30PM in Avalon 1
Sat (3/11): oc *11:15am, 5:30PM in Avalon 1
Sun (3/12): 7:00pm in Avalon 2
Mon (3/13): *3:15PM in Avalon 2
Tue, Wed (3/14&15): *3:15PM in Avalon 1
Thu (3/16): oc *3:15pm in Avalon 1