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The World to Come
2020
· Movie
· 105 min
C
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
62–82
out of 100
In the mid-19th century on a remote American farmstead, two neighboring wives form a deep connection. Isolated by the harsh winter and their emotionally distant husbands, they find solace and awakening in each other's company. Their growing intimacy becomes a private world, a fragile source of happiness that exists in quiet defiance of the rigid constraints of their time.
Details
- Director
- Mona Fastvold
- Writers
- Jim Shepard, Ron Hansen
- Released
- 12 February 2021
- Country
- France, Romania, Russia, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
Awards & nominations
See all 7 →1 major award won · 3 wins from 7 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Venice Film Festival 2020 | Queer Lion | Mona Fastvold | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2020 | Golden Lion | Mona Fastvold | Nominee |
| Ivor Novello Awards 2022 | Best Original Film Score | Daniel Blumberg | Winner |
| London Film Critics' Circle 2021 | Actress of the Year | Vanessa Kirby (shared with Pieces of a Woman ) | Nominee |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival 2020 | Golden Shell Award for Best Film | Mona Fastvold | Nominee |
| Stockholm International Film Festival 2020 | Best Film | Mona Fastvold | Nominee |
| Stockholm International Film Festival 2020 | Best Actress | Katherine Waterston | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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7 awards — The World to Come
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Venice Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Queer Lion | Mona Fastvold | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Mona Fastvold | Nominee |
Stockholm International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Katherine Waterston | Winner |
| Best Film | Mona Fastvold | Nominee |
Ivor Novello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Film Score | Daniel Blumberg | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| Actress of the Year | Vanessa Kirby (shared with Pieces of a Woman ) | Nominee |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Shell Award for Best Film | Mona Fastvold | Nominee |