First trailer released for Andrew Haigh's drama A Long Winter
The first trailer for Andrew Haigh's festival drama A Long Winter, set in 1950s Colorado, has been released. The film opens in UK and Irish cinemas on 15 January 2027.
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Centre · 2A first trailer has been released for A Long Winter, a drama written and directed by Andrew Haigh, with Deadline publishing it as an exclusive on 14 October 2026. DeadlineN “EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first trailer for Andrew Haigh‘s Telluride, Toronto and New York Film Festival drama A Long Winter” Read at Deadline ↗ Radio TimesN “finally has a first full trailer.” Read at Radio Times ↗ Centre · 2The film stars Fred Hechinger, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitríona Balfe, Kit Connor and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai; Digital Spy also lists Martin Freeman in the cast. DeadlineN “starring Fred Hechinger, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitriona Balfe, Kit Connor and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai.” Read at Deadline ↗ Digital SpyN “The Responder's Martin Freeman” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Centre · 2It is based on Colm Tóibín's short story of the same name and is set in a remote part of the Colorado mountains in the early 1950s, as a family prepares for winter. DeadlineN “set during the early 1950s in a remote part of the Colorado mountains “as fall comes to an end and a family prepares for the long winter ahead”” Read at Deadline ↗ Radio TimesN “the film is based on the 2006 short story by Colm Tóibín.” Read at Radio Times ↗
Centre · 1Radio Times describes the story as told through Mike (Hechinger), a timid man whose mother Louise (Balfe) disappears into the wilderness; he searches for her with his father Lester (Moss-Bachrach), while Connor plays his brother Tommy. Radio TimesN “Mike (Fred Hechinger), a timid man whose world is turned upside down when his troubled mother Louise (Balfe) disappears into the wilderness.”“Connor, who plays Mike’s brother Tommy” Read at Radio Times ↗ Centre · 1Digital Spy's summary describes a domineering father, a secretly gay son and a wife exhausted by her life, with the film exploring the before and after of her disappearance. Digital SpyN “The father is domineering, one of the sons is secretly gay, and the wife is beyond tired of her life.” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Centre · 2The film was developed by Mubi and co-financed by Mubi and Film4, and Mubi is handling most of the release; it produced by Tristan Goligher for The Bureau, Chad Oakes and Mike Frislev for Nomadic Pictures, and Michael Elliott. DeadlineN “The film was developed by Mubi and is co-financed by Mubi and Film4. Mubi is handling most of the release” Read at Deadline ↗ Digital SpyN “MUBI has released the trailer for A Long Winter” Read at Digital Spy ↗
Centre · 2It opens in UK and Irish cinemas on 15 January 2027, in the US and Canada on 22 January, and in Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and Latin America on 18 February. DeadlineN “January 15 in the UK and Ireland, January 22 in the U.S. and Canada, and February 18 in Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and Latin America.” Read at Deadline ↗ Radio TimesN “A Long Winter will be released in the UK on 15 January 2027.” Read at Radio Times ↗ Centre · 1The film premiered at Telluride in early September and then screened at Toronto; Digital Spy says its UK premiere was at the BFI London Film Festival on the evening of the trailer's release. Digital SpyN “The film was first shown at Colorado's Telluride Film Festival in early September, before being screened at the Toronto International Film Festival”“will have its UK premiere at the BFI London Film Festival tonight at 8.45pm” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Centre · 1Digital Spy reports a 79% positive Rotten Tomatoes score from 24 critic reviews, quoting Screen Daily ("low-key but deeply affecting"), the Guardian ("a poignant, subversive study of grief and desire"), Variety and TheWrap. Digital SpyN “So far, A Long Winter has a solid 79% positive score on Rotten Tomatoes from 24 critic reviews.” Read at Digital Spy ↗
Centre · 1Deadline notes that Haigh's All of Us Strangers received six BAFTA nominations, and that his earlier features include Lean on Pete, 45 Years and Weekend. DeadlineN “Haigh’s All of Us Strangers received six BAFTA nominations, including best director and best adapted screenplay for Haigh.” Read at Deadline ↗
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- Framing
- Entertainment-trade and TV/film press treat it as a promotional trailer launch, leading with the cast and Haigh's prior film All of Us Strangers.
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- Cast (with each outlet highlighting actors' best-known roles), release dates, festival run and, in Digital Spy, critic reviews.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Deadline gives no plot detail or reviews; Radio Times and Digital Spy do not cover the financing or international release dates.
- Charged language
- “deeply affecting”“moody first look”
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“EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first trailer for Andrew Haigh‘s Telluride, Toronto and New York Film Festival drama” — Deadline
“The moody first look for A Long Winter sets the stage for what lies ahead” — Radio Times
“First look at Martin Freeman in "deeply affecting" drama with Caitríona Balfe” — Digital Spy
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What every side reports
- A first trailer for A Long Winter was released on 14 October 2026.
- The film is directed by Andrew Haigh and based on a Colm Tóibín short story.
- It is set in snowy Colorado in the early 1950s.
- It opens in UK cinemas on 15 January 2027.
- It premiered at Telluride and screened at Toronto.
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A Long Winter is released in UK cinemas on 15 January 2027.
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- Deadline, Digital Spy, Radio Times
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A Long Winter premiered at the Telluride Film Festival before screening at Toronto.
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- Deadline, Digital Spy, Radio Times
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Neutral Trade exclusive announcing the trailer with cast, production, financing and global release dates.
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Outlander star joins Kit Connor in first-look trailer for new film from All of Us Strangers director
Neutral Cast-led trailer write-up with plot summary and trailer details, highlighting Balfe's Outlander fame.
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First look at Martin Freeman in "deeply affecting" drama with Caitríona Balfe
Sympathetic Trailer news tied to the BFI London Film Festival screening, with favourable critic quotes and ticket details.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 14 Oct 13:00 First DeadlineN ‘A Long Winter’: Watch First Trailer For Andrew Haigh Drama Starring Fred Hechinger, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitríona Balfe & Kit Connor
- 14 Oct 17:21 +4h 22m Radio TimesN Outlander star joins Kit Connor in first-look trailer for new film from All of Us Strangers director
- 14 Oct 17:36 +4h 36m Digital SpyN First look at Martin Freeman in "deeply affecting" drama with Caitríona Balfe
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