Ammonite (film)

Ammonite (film)

Ammonite is a 2020 romantic drama film written and directed by Francis Lee. It is loosely inspired by the life of British palaeontologist Mary Anning. The film centres on a romantic relationship between Anning and Charlotte Murchison. Ammonite had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2020.

About Ammonite (film) in brief

Summary Ammonite (film)Ammonite is a 2020 romantic drama film written and directed by Francis Lee. It is loosely inspired by the life of British palaeontologist Mary Anning. The film centres on a romantic relationship between Anning and Charlotte Murchison, played by Saoirse Ronan. Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Alec Secăreanu, and Fiona Shaw also star. Ammonite had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2020. In its opening weekend the film grossed USD 87,552 from 280 theatres.

In February 2019, Lionsgate and Transmission Films acquired UK and Australian distribution rights. In January 2020, Neon acquired US and Canadian distribution rights to the film for USD 3 million. AmMonite was theatrically released in the United States on 13 November, and is scheduled to be released in Australia on 14 January 2021, by Transmission Films. It has been screened at several film festivals including Deauville, Hamptons, Mill Valley, Newfest, Ghent, London, Chicago and Montclair.