Cottontail is in cinemas 14 February
A heartfelt and emotive journey that takes a grieving husband from his home in Tokyo to the shores of Lake Windermere, Cottontail features a powerful lead performance from Lily Franky (Shoplifters, Like Father Like Son) with support from Ciarán Hinds (Belfast, Game of Thrones) and Aoife Hinds (Normal People).
After the death of his wife, Kenzaburo and his son Toshi receive an unexpected letter from beyond the grave. Akiko, their wife and mother, asks them to scatter her ashes at the place she loved most as a child – Lake Windermere in England.
Surprised by this unexpected request, the two men, along with Toshi’s wife Satsuki and young daughter Emi, travel to England to fulfil Akiko’s final wish. But Kenzaburo keeps losing himself in memories of Akiko as his relationship with Toshi becomes increasingly fraught. With little knowledge of where he is going and barely any English, Kenzaburo abandons his family in London and heads to the Lake District on his own with Akiko’s ashes.
A lost and weary Kenzaburo soon stumbles onto the doorstep of a farmer, John (Ciarán Hinds), and his daughter Mary (Aoife Hinds). With their help, Kenzaburo is finally able to set course once again toward Lake Windermere. But his true journey toward forgiveness and reconciliation will prove the hardest of all.
Cottontail is the feature directorial debut of Patrick Dickinson, and winner of Best Debut Film at Rome Film Festival.
