A Long Winter is an upcoming drama film written and directed by Andrew Haigh based on the 2006 short story by Colm Tóibín. It stars Fred Hechinger, Kit Connor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitríona Balfe and D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai.
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Cast
Fred Hechinger as Mike
Kit Connor as Tommy
D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Mike's father
Caitríona Balfe as Mike's mother
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
David Furr
Production
Written and directed by Andrew Haigh, the film is an adaptation of the Colm Tóibín short story of the same name. It is produced by Tristan Goligher for The Bureau, Chad Oakes and Mike Frislev for Nomadic Pictures, and Michael Elliott. The film was developed by Mubi, with co-financing from Film4. André Turpin serves as cinematographer and Jonathan Alberts as editor.
The cast of the film includes Fred Hechinger, Kit Connor and D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai. Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Caitríona Balfe joined the cast in October 2025, with principal photography under way that month in Alberta, Canada.
Release
A Long Winter will have its Canadian premiere in the Special Presentations section at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2026, indicating the film will have its world premiere at a prior festival such as Telluride. It was also selected for the Main Slate of the 2026 New York Film Festival.