PRISONER’S DAUGHTER Q&A | TIFF 2022

“The team behind PRISONER’S DAUGHTER in conversation with TIFF in advance of its premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Granted a compassionate release, a dying convict (Brian Cox) tries to reconnect with his daughter (Kate Beckinsale) and the grandson he’s never known — but his violent past comes back to haunt them all, in this drama from Thirteen and Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke. The 47th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 8 to 18, 2022. For more, visit . Sporting powerhouse performances from Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale, this engrossing drama from director Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen) follows a former boxer seeking one last chance to redeem himself in the eyes of his beloved daughter and grandson. After 12 years, Max (Cox) is freed from prison. That’s the good news. The bad news is that he has pancreatic cancer and has been given just months to live. The conditions of Max’s compassionate leave require him to reside with hi