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The Souvenir
MEANRANK
68/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 38, highest is Metacritic critics on 92. Critics average 91, everyone else 60.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young, ambitious film student in the 1980s begins a romantic relationship with a charming, older man. He is sophisticated and worldly, and she is drawn into his glamorous orbit. However, she slowly discovers that he is a severe heroin addict. The relationship becomes increasingly destructive, as she struggles to reconcile her love for him with the reality of his addiction. Her artistic ambitions and personal life become intertwined, with the painful experience profoundly shaping her voice as an artist and her understanding of love and sacrifice.
Details
- Director
- Joanna Hogg
- Writer
- Joanna Hogg
- Studio
- BBC Film, BFI, JWH Films, Sikelia Productions
- Released
- 17 May 2019
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $2.1M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 14 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 18 →1 major award won · 4 wins from 18 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Sundance Film Festival 2019 | World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize | Joanna Hogg | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2020 | Best International Film | Joanna Hogg and Luke Schiller | Nominee |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2020 | Film of the Year | The Souvenir | Nominee |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2020 | Screenwriter of the Year | Joanna Hogg | Nominee |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2020 | Actor of the Year | Tom Burke | Nominee |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2020 | British or Irish Actor of the Year | Tom Burke | Nominee |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2020 | Supporting Actress of the Year | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2020 | The Attenborough Award for the Best British or Irish Film of the Year | The Souvenir | Winner |
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Trailer — The Souvenir
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18 awards — The Souvenir
×| World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize | Joanna Hogg | Winner |
| Best International Film | Joanna Hogg and Luke Schiller | Nominee |
| The Attenborough Award for the Best British or Irish Film of the Year | The Souvenir | Winner |
| Young British or Irish Performer of the Year | Honor Swinton Byrne | Winner |
| Actor of the Year | Tom Burke | Nominee |
| British or Irish Actor of the Year | Tom Burke | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | The Souvenir | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Joanna Hogg | Nominee |
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Top Ten Independent Films | The Souvenir | Winner |
| Best Actor | Tom Burke | Nominee |
| Best British Independent Film | Joanna Hogg and Luke Schiller | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Grace Snell | Nominee |
| Best Director | Joanna Hogg | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Helle Le Fevre | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Stéphane Collonge | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Joanna Hogg | Nominee |
| Most Promising Newcomer | Honor Swinton Byrne | Nominee |