DRAGONFLY PAUL ANDREW WILLIAMS

  • UNITED KINGDOM

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  • ENGLISH

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  • 2025

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  • 98 mins

DRAGONFLY tells the story of an unlikely bond between two neighbours. Colleen, adrift and searching for purpose, becomes increasingly concerned by the neglect faced by her elderly neighbour, Elsie. Frustrated by the indifference of professionals meant to care for her, Colleen steps in, offering companionship, attention, and a sense of dignity that Elsie has been denied. What begins as an act of kindness slowly deepens into dependency, raising questions about control, intention, and responsibility. As Colleen’s motivations are challenged, tensions escalate toward a tragic and devastating conclusion. The film is a tense, intimate exploration of care, loneliness, and moral uncertainty.

ಎರಡು ನೆರೆಹೊರೆಯವರ ನಡುವಿನ ಅಸಾಧಾರಣ ಸಂಬಂಧದ ಕಥೆಯೇ ಡ್ರ್ಯಾಗನ್‌ಫ್ಲೈ. ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ದಿಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಅಲೆದಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಉದ್ದೇಶವನ್ನು ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕಾಲಿನ್, ತನ್ನ ವಯಸ್ಸಾದ ನೆರೆಹೊರೆಯವರಾದ ಎಲ್ಸಿ ಎದುರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಕಳವಳಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಎಲ್ಸಿಯನ್ನು ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಾದ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರರ ಉದಾಸೀನತೆಯಿಂದ ಬೇಸತ್ತು, ಕಾಲಿನ್ ತಾನೇ ಮಧ್ಯಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿ ಅವಳಿಗೆ ಸಾಂಗತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಗೌರವ ಒದಗಿಸುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ದಯೆಯಿಂದ ಆರಂಭವಾದ ಈ ಸಂಬಂಧ ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಅವಲಂಬನೆಯಾಗಿ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡು, ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ, ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಮತ್ತು ಹೊಣೆಗಾರಿಕೆ ಕುರಿತ ಗಂಭೀರ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಎಬ್ಬಿಸಿ, ಕೊನೆಗೆ ದುರಂತದತ್ತ ಸಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Marie-Elena Dyche, Dominic Tighe

Screenplay :

Paul Andrew Williams

Director of Photography :

Vanessa Whyte, BSC

Editor :

Nina Annan

Music :

Raffertie

Sound :

Andy Coles

Cast :

Andrea Riseborough, Brenda Blethyn, Jason Watkins

Premier Status :

Indian Premier

Awards - Winner :

Cairo IFF (Best Film - Golden Pyramid)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Tribeca FF (Best International Narrative Feature)

Paul Andrew Williams (b. 1973) is a British film and television director, writer, and producer known for emotionally powerful and socially engaged storytelling. Working across cinema and high-profile television, his films include LONDON TO BRIGHTON (2006) and SONG FOR MARION (2012). His acclaimed TV work spans MURDERED BY MY BOYFRIEND (2014), MURDERED FOR BEING DIFFERENT (2017), BROADCHURCH (2013), A CONFESSION (2019), THE WALK IN (2022), ARCHIE (2023), and SUSPECT: THE SHOOTING OF JEAN CHARLES DE MENEZES (2025). His work is marked by empathy, intensity, and a strong focus on real-life stories, earning him a BAFTA win along with multiple BAFTA and BIFA nominations.

  1. 1. DJ AHMET
  2. 2. SENTIMENTAL VALUE
  3. 3. SOUND OF FALLING
  4. 4. MY FATHER'S SHADOW
  5. 5. NO OTHER CHOICE
  6. 6. WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM
  7. 7. IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
  8. 8. RESURRECTION
  9. 9. A POET
  10. 10. MAGELLAN
  11. 11. SIRĀT
  12. 12. FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER
  13. 13. THE MASTERMIND
  14. 14. LATE SHIFT
  15. 15. AMRUM
  16. 16. CASE 137
  17. 17. SKIN OF YOUTH
  18. 18. WE BELIEVE YOU
  19. 19. BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD
  20. 20. FATHER
  21. 21. MORTICIAN
  22. 22. TO THE VICTORY!
  23. 23. DREAMS
  24. 24. THE BLUE TRAIL
  25. 25. MOTHERTONGUE
  26. 26. A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD
  27. 27. FIUME O MORTE!
  28. 28. THE THINGS YOU KILL
  29. 29. YOUNG MOTHERS
  30. 30. THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO
  31. 31. CATANE
  32. 32. PROMISED SKY
  33. 33. CHRISTY
  34. 34. I ONLY REST IN THE STORM
  35. 35. THE PUPIL
  36. 36. COMANDANTE FRITZ
  37. 37. IMPATIENCE OF THE HEART
  38. 38. STRAIGHT CIRCLE
  39. 39. DRY LEAF
  40. 40. A USEFUL GHOST
  41. 41. SLEEPLESS CITY
  42. 42. OUTCRY
  43. 43. MY UNCLE JENS
  44. 44. THE LOVE THAT REMAINS
  45. 45. KONTINENTAL '25
  46. 46. JANINE MOVES TO THE COUNTRY
  47. 47. DIVINE COMEDY
  48. 48. A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
  49. 49. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOSEF MENGELE
  50. 50. GOD WILL NOT HELP
  51. 51. TÊTES BRÛLÉES
  52. 52. REEDLAND
  53. 53. DEAD DOG
  54. 54. NINO
  55. 55. BEFORE THE BODY
  56. 56. LOVE ME TENDER
  57. 57. THE LAST AMBASSADOR
  58. 58. CARAVAN
  59. 59. WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU
  60. 60. AS WE BREATHE
  61. 61. TALES OF THE WOUNDED LAND
  62. 62. HALF MOON
  63. 63. THE PORTUGUESE HOUSE
  64. 64. FOLLIES
  65. 65. THE DEVIL SMOKES
  66. 66. VANILLA
  67. 67. BLUE HERON
  68. 68. KOKORAS
  69. 69. DRAGONFLY
  70. 70. KIKA
  71. 71. MAYSOON
  72. 72. BEACHCOMBER
  73. 73. WIND, TALK TO ME
  74. 74. BROKEN VOICES
  75. 75. RENOVATION
  76. 76. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
  77. 77. HUMAN RESOURCE
  78. 78. NOMAD SHADOW
  79. 79. THE DREAMED ONES
  80. 80. TWO PROSECUTORS
  81. 81. CLOISTERED SISTER
  82. 82. ORENDA
  83. 83. DE TAL PALO
  84. 84. MILITANTROPOS
  85. 85. RIVERSTONE
  86. 86. OSLO: A TAIL OF PROMISE
  87. 87. MAHIMA
  88. 88. BELÉN