Watch Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard in the trailer for Michel Franco’s Memory

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Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, the Volpi Cup recipient at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, come together in acclaimed writer/director Michel Franco’s stirring new film Memory, to be released on December 22 in New York and Los Angeles prior to a nationwide rollout on January 5 from Ketchup Entertainment.

Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life. This is blown open when Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.

The film also stars Merritt Wever, Elsie Fisher, Brooke Timber, Jessica Harper, and Josh Charles.

Franco’s drama about two people learning how to start over with each other is an IndieWire Critic’s Pick and also screened at the Toronto, AFI, London, San Sebastián, Savannah and Morelia film festivals. You can read our review here.