All of Us Strangers director wanted the film to focus on an older “generation of queer people”
The director of All of Us Strangers has opened up about which generation he wanted to highlight in the film. In January 2024, the highly anticipated fantasy drama, written and directed by acclaimed creative Andrew Haigh, will finally hit cinemas in the UK.
Based on the novel Strangers by Japanese novelist Taichi Yamada, the film follows screenwriter Adam (Scott), who navigates a new romance with his mysterious neighbour Harry (Mescal).
However, things take a surprising turn when Adam comes across his dead parents (Jamie Bell and Claire Foy), who “appear to be living just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.” In a recent interview with The Guardian, Haigh reflected on his creative process for All of Us Strangers, including his decision to incorporate his childhood home into the film. “It’s about someone having a reunion with their own past, so it made sense that I would do the same thing.
As I was writing about the home Adam goes back to, I started thinking about my own childhood home,” he explained. “It was a strange choice, emotionally, because I knew it wouldn’t be the easiest place to be.
