How I Live Now (film)
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| Directed by | Kevin Macdonald |
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| Based on | How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff |
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| Cinematography | Franz Lustig |
| Edited by | Jinx Godfrey |
| Music by | Jon Hopkins |
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| Distributed by | Entertainment One |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million |
| Box office | $1 million |
How I Live Now is a 2013 romantic speculative drama film based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Meg Rosoff. It was directed by Kevin Macdonald, written by Tony Grisoni, Jeremy Brock and Penelope Skinner while starring Saoirse Ronan, George MacKay, Tom Holland, Harley Bird, Anna Chancellor and Corey Johnson. The film centres around American teenager, Daisy (Ronan) and her British cousins, Eddie (MacKay), Isaac (Holland), and Piper (Bird), as they try to reunite during an apocalyptic nuclear war.
The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and received mixed reviews, with some critics positively comparing Ronan's role to Jennifer Lawrence's role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games. The film was nominated for multiple awards across various categories including Ronan being nominated for a British Independent Film Award and a Saturn Award. Macdonald, MacKay and Bird also received various nominations.