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Daniel Day-Lewis, left, and Sean Bean in director Ronan Day-Lewis’ Anemone. Daniel and Ronan wrote the script together.

Anemone

Directed by Ronan Day-Lewis

Written by Ronan Day-Lewis and Daniel Day-Lewis

Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean and Samantha Morton

Classification 14A; 121 minutes

Opens in select theatres Oct. 3

Nepotism isn’t exactly a fresh phenomenon when it comes to showbiz − if you want to get technical about it, Charlie Chaplin was a nepo baby of sorts − but it has reached dreadful new heights-slash-depths with this weekend’s release of Anemone . A dirge of a drama, the film is essentially a make-work project for the Day-Lewis clan, marking both the feature directorial debut of young visual artist Ronan and the long-awaited return of his ostensib

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