In 1999, teenage sisters Celeste and Eleanor survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of catastrophe — while also catapulting Celeste to stardom. By 2017, the now 31-year-old Celeste is mother to a teenage daughter of her own and struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention.
Brady Corbet
Director
Natalie Portman
Celeste Montgomery
Raffey Cassidy
Young Celeste / Albertine
Jude Law
Manager
Stacy Martin
Eleanor "Ellie" Montgomery
Jennifer Ehle
Josie
Christopher Abbott
Journalist
Logan Riley Bruner
Cullen Active
Maria Dizzia
Ms. Dwyer
Meg Gibson
Mrs. Montgomery
Daniel London
Father Cliff
Sahr Ngaujah
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