“I wanted to make a film that reflects the uncertainty I feel myself”
by Ana Stanic
BERLINALE 2026: We spoke with the director about his film centered on aging and dementia, exploring the fragile architecture of consent and agency
Competing for the Golden Bear at the 76th Berlinale, Queen at Sea [+see also:
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interview: Lance Hammer
film profile] marks Lance Hammer’s long-awaited return after Ballast. We spoke with the director about a film centered on aging and dementia, exploring the fragile architecture of consent and agency. Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall embody a couple adrift in memory; Juliette Binoche navigates the uneasy terrain between care and control; and Florence Hunt introduces a younger perspective, as desire awakens in parallel to decline. Hammer creates a meditation on intimacy that spans the full arc of life.
