Jay Parini finds himself stuck in a Morris Minor, chauffeuring the brilliant, blind Jorge Luis Borges through Scotland. Quiet and conservative, 23-year-old student Parini dreams of becoming a writer but is at a loss to make sense of the wild, irrepressible 70-year-old Borges. As the journey takes a surreal turn, their differences magnify until, in the tradition of a classic road trip, the two ultimately find common ground.
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Fionn Whitehead
Jay Parini
Known for
Dunkirk
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Luis Gnecco
Jorge Luis Borges
Known for
La jauría
El Presidente
Alan Cumming
Alastair Reid
Known for
The Good Wife
Son of the Mask
Peter Mullan
George Mackay Brown
Known for
Ozark
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Freya Mavor
Known for
Skins
The ABC Murders
John Gordon Sinclair
Known for
World War Z
Gregory's Girl
Morven Christie
Known for
Silo
Lockwood & Co.
Dylan Blore
Father Burns
Known for
Andor
Gavin Jon Wright
John
Known for
Annika
Gilly Gilchrist
Robert McGill
Known for
Versailles
Dept. Q
Marc Turtletaub Director · Oren Moverman Writer Jay Parini Author
First release August 15, 2026 · Produced in Belgium, Netherlands, United Kingdom · Production Lemming Film, A Private View
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Big Beach
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Lemming Film
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A Private View
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Ossian International
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Belgium · Netherlands · United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 15, 2026
Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
November 4, 2026 · Premiere · Russell Hobbs British Film Festival
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