A Long Winter (2026)
After his mother disappears during the first blizzard of the season, a young man refuses to give up hope as one long Colorado winter reshapes his relationship with his father and his understanding of the man he is becoming.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 4 December 2026 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Andrew Haigh |
| Starring | Fred Hechinger, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Caitríona Balfe |
| Runtime | 118 min |
| Rated | R |
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A Long Winter opens in US cinemas on 22 January 2027.
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Andrew Haigh directs a 118-minute drama that treats a single Colorado blizzard as a pressure cooker. The hook is not the disappearance, but the silence that follows. Mike, played by Fred Hechinger, refuses to let go, while his father Lester, played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach, tries to let the snow bury the problem. It is a film about the weight of waiting. The cold is not just weather; it is the distance between two people who used to share a room. Haigh finds the quiet moments where grief stops being an event and becomes a habit. It is a slow burn that rewards patience.
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