Living (2022 film)
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| Directed by | Oliver Hermanus |
| Screenplay by | Kazuo Ishiguro |
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| Cinematography | Jamie D. Ramsay |
| Edited by | Chris Wyatt |
| Music by | Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate UK |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12.1 million |
Living is a 2022 British historical drama film directed by Oliver Hermanus from a screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro. It is an English-language remake of the 1952 Akira Kurosawa film Ikiru. Set in 1953 London, it stars Bill Nighy as a bureaucrat in the public works department who learns he has a fatal illness. The film co-stars Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, and Tom Burke.
Living had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2022, and was released in the UK on 4 November 2022, by Lionsgate. The film received positive reviews, with Nighy's performance receiving particular acclaim. At the 95th Academy Awards, Living received two nominations: Best Actor for Nighy and Best Adapted Screenplay for Ishiguro.