The film is an intimate portrait about the iconic, award winning filmmaker John Boorman, director of Point Blank, Deliverance, Hope and Glory and many others. Shot over a number of years and including previously unseen archive footage and photos, this film offers unprecedented access to John Boorman the man, the father and the filmmaker. Directed by his daughter Katrine, we get a fascinating and deeply personal insight into the man behind these movies. It is a story about family, told through the relationship between father and daughter and set against the backdrop of a life in cinema. John Boorman veteran film director has to come to terms with his daughter, a novice, who’s desire is to direct him in her debut film but ends up receiving a master class instead.The question is can he relinquish his role as director? The film is an emotional journey about family conflict, love and reconciliation. —Festival de Cannes