The Lost Daughter (film)

The Lost Daughter
Promotional release poster
Directed byMaggie Gyllenhaal
Written byMaggie Gyllenhaal
Based onThe Lost Daughter
by Elena Ferrante
Produced by
  • Charles Dorfman
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal
  • Osnat Handelsman-Keren
  • Talia Kleinhendler
Starring
CinematographyHélène Louvart
Edited byAffonso Gonçalves
Music byDickon Hinchliffe
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Netflix (United States)
  • Spentzos Films (Greece)
Release dates
  • September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03) (Venice)
  • December 17, 2021 (2021-12-17) (United States)
  • December 31, 2021 (2021-12-31) (Netflix)
Running time
121 minutes
Countries
  • Greece
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million
Box office$703,281

The Lost Daughter is a 2021 psychological drama film written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal (in her feature directorial debut), based on the 2006 novel by Elena Ferrante. The film stars Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Dagmara Domińczyk, Jack Farthing, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Peter Sarsgaard, and Ed Harris. Colman also was an executive producer.

The Lost Daughter had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2021, where Gyllenhaal won the Golden Osella Award for Best Screenplay, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 17, 2021, prior to streaming on December 31, 2021, by Netflix. The film was acclaimed by critics, and at the 94th Academy Awards received three nominations: Best Actress (Colman), Best Supporting Actress (Buckley), and Best Adapted Screenplay.