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Tender Loving Care - LFF 2026 Review

Mike Leigh’s latest (and likely final) film is a gentle triumph

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Nik Grozdanović
Oct 19, 2026
Tender Loving Care (StudioCanal ©)

Mike Leigh is back after one year with Tender Loving Care, the film he says is most likely his last. Starring Kate O’Flynn, Marion Bailey, Alison Bailey Johnson and Paul Jesson, and screened at the BFI 2026 London Film Festival.

Plot in a nutshell

Devoted social workers and best friends, Rosie (Bailey Johnson) and Amy …

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