H is for Hawk

2025 

Certificate 12A – DRAMA

Director: Philippa Lowthorpe

With Claire Foy,
Brendan Gleeson

Runtime: 119 mins

Based on the memoir by Helen Macdonald, H is for Hawk follows Helen (Foy), who, after the sudden death of her father (Gleeson), loses herself in the memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together, and navigates her profound loss by training a wild goshawk named Mabel. But as she teaches Mabel to hunt and fly free, Helen discovers how deeply she has neglected her own emotions and life. What begins as an act of endurance transforms into an intimate journey of resilience and healing.

WHY WATCH THIS FILM? For Claire Foy’s powerful performance

“This beautiful and heartbreaking film portrays with exquisite class the disarray that unrelenting grief brings to people’s lives.” The Sun

“It’s a career-best for Foy, who will doubtless win many awards. I hope the unnamed bird gets one too.” Spectator