★ Lance Hammer’s comeback film after an 18-year hiatus
★ Silver Bear for Best Film (Jury Prize) at the Berlin International Film Festival
★ Anna Calder-Marshall and Tom Courtney jointly won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Actor at the Berlin International Film Festival
Amanda and her stepfather, Martin, struggle with a moral issue that divides them. Has Amanda’s mother, Leslie, who is suffering from advanced dementia, lost the ability to make critical decisions in her own best interests? And, if so, who is responsible – a spouse, a child, an institution – for making such a determination? As Amanda and Martin are forced to make increasingly difficult choices, the repercussions spiral out of their control.
Director: Lance Hammer
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay, Anna Calder-Marshall
 | About the Director Lance Hammer is an American independent filmmaker. Most known for his debut feature film Ballast(2008), premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival where he won the US Dramatic Directing Award.[1] Ballast was nominated for six Independent Spirit Awards and four Gotham Independent Film Awards. Hammer won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director. After an 18-year long hiatus, Hammer returned with Queen at Sea (2026) | |