A Long Winter: Book vs. Movie
Andrew Haigh's 2026 film A Long Winter adapts Colm Tóibín's novella of the same name. Fred Hechinger plays a young man whose mother's disappearance leaves his family facing winter in an isolated mountain community.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Colm Tóibín
- Year
- 2025
- Pages
- 144Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 3 hrGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Gerard Doyle
Miquel's mother walks out of their mountain home after an argument with his father and fails to return. Snow and isolation make searching difficult, while the two men are left to manage a household strained by grief and resentment. The arrival of a young servant offers practical help and an unexpected connection as Miquel tries to understand what his mother's absence means for his own future.
- Director
- Andrew Haigh
- Year
- 2026
- Cast
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitríona Balfe, Kit Connor, Fred Hechinger
- Genre
- drama film
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
In the Colorado mountains of the early 1950s, Mikey watches his younger brother leave for the Korean War and his parents' marriage grow increasingly strained. His mother's disappearance leaves him and his father isolated as winter closes in. Searching for her brings uncertainty about the family's future alongside feelings and attachments Mikey is only beginning to understand.
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