Queen at Sea

Jury Prize, Berlin Film Festival 2026 

Original language: English, French
Subtitles: Romanian

Director: Lance Hammer
Country: USA, UK
Year of production: 2026
Length:  121 minutes
Genre: Drama

As dementia erodes a woman's ability to communicate her inner life, her husband and daughter struggle to act in her best interest, navigating love and the fragile boundaries between care, protection, and autonomy. 

Credits

Director – Lance Hammer

Screenplay – Lance Hammer

Producers – Filiz-Theres Erel, Tristan Goligher

Cinematography – Adolpho Veloso

Editor – Lance Hammer 

Cast

Juliette Binoche 

Anna Calder-Marshall 

Tom Courtenay 

Florence Hunt 

Steven Cree