The World to Come (2020)

Drama

Director: Mona Fastvold
Writers: Ron Hansen, Jim Shepard
Starring: Casey Affleck, Christopher Abbott, Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby

In this powerful 19th century romance set in the American Northeast, Abigail (Katherine Waterston), a farmer's wife, and her new neighbor Tallie (Vanessa Kirby) find themselves irrevocably drawn to each other. A grieving Abigail tends to her withdrawn husband Dyer (Casey Affleck) as free-spirit Tallie bristles at the jealous control of her husband Finney (Christopher Abbott), when together their intimacy begins to fill a void in each other's lives they never knew existed.

Directed by Mona Fastvold, scripted by Jim Shepard and Ron Hansen and  based upon Shepard's story of the same name, The World to Come explores how isolation is overcome by the intensity of human connection.

Plot summary from IMDb: Somewhere along the mid-19th century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both physically and psychologically.

Awards: 4 wins & 6 nominations.
Runtime: 105 min
R