The Film Catalogue
To Olivia

To Olivia

Biography, Drama, Family | English | 90 minutes

Company

Goldcrest


Cast & Crew

Director

John Hay

Producers

Donall McCusker, Nick Quested

Writer

John Hay

Cast

Hugh Bonneville, Keeley Hawes


Trailer

vimeo.com/saboteurmedia/tooliviatrailer


Synopsis

In 1962, Roald Dahl (Hugh Bonneville) was an upcoming children’s author, his wife, Patricia Neal (Keeley Hawes), was a Hollywood movie star. This unlikely pairing retreated to the English countryside to bring up their expanding young family, only for their lives to be turned upside down when their daughter Olivia contracted the measles virus and died. Her death devastated the couple, yet, their shared grief became a source of redemption and strength, Neal going on to win an Oscar and Dahl writing the book which made him a household name.


Completion Year

2021


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