Quinte Film Alternative

H IS FOR HAWK

APRIL 29

SHOWTIME 2PM & 7PM

Film Details

English  | UK, USA 2026  |  119 minutes
Directed by: Philippa Lowthorpe
Cast: Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson, Lindsay Duncan

Film Description

Cambridge don Helen’s (The Crown’s Claire Foy) life is shattered when she loses her adored father, a famous nature photographer (Academy Award nominee Brendan Gleeson). She cannot seem to regain her footing, and decides that she will honour him by training a goshawk that she names Mabel. But is this retreat into seclusion a way for her to move forward or an unhealthy way to avoid accepting her loss? A true story based upon Helen MacDonald’s award-winning memoir.

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