Kate Winslet’s son Joe has opened up about the family tragedy that inspired his mother’s moving new Netflix film. Goodbye June.
The fictional story revolves around a dying mother and her family as she enters palliative care in the days before Christmas.
Joe Anders, 22, is part of a screenwriting course and the film was inspired by the death of his grandmother – Kate’s mother – who died when he was a teenager.
Joe said he ultimately wanted to write an “uplifting” film that captured the complex emotions his family was feeling.
Of spending time with his grandmother in the hospital, he said, “I remember that feeling really hit me.”
Remembering showing the script to his mother, he told her daily screen: ‘I just wanted to share it with you.
“The fact that it was actually done is crazy to me.”
The official synopsis for Goodbye June reads: “A man and his four adult children navigate a messy family dynamic when his wife’s health takes a turn for the worse during the Christmas season.”
The film also boasts a star-studded cast and features big names like Helen Mirren (June), Timothy Spall (Bernie) and Stephen Merchant (Jerry).
