Andrew Haigh's new film "A Long Winter" is a moody drama adapted from a novella by Colm Tóibín, set on an isolated farm high in the Rocky Mountains in the early 1950s. It marks Haigh's first feature since "All of Us Strangers" and, according to this Variety review, is an austere but confidently told piece of cinematic storytelling built around striking cinematography from André Turpin, which uses the mountain landscape to draw viewers into the story rather than merely decorate it.

The story follows adult brothers Mikey (Fred Hechinger) and Tom (Kit Connor), who share a close, old-fashioned bond on their family farm, with Tom preparing to leave for Army service in Korea while Mikey prefers the settled rural life. Their parents, taciturn Lester (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and troubled Louise (Caitríona Balfe), harbour tension over her secret drinking; when Lester forces her to quit abruptly, Louise disappears just as the first winter storm arrives, leaving the family to spend the following three snowbound months gripped by mystery and dread.