Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville to Headline Bankside’s ‘Normal People’

Academy Award nominees Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville are set to headline romantic drama “Normal People.” Bankside Films, which is handling international sales and will be pitching the project to buyers at Cannes next month, describes the Ireland-set film as “a story of love, survival and the epic questions life throws at each and every one of us.”Neeson and Manville star as Tom and Joan, a married couple with an easy relationship and a depth of love which expresses itself through tenderness and humor.

When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their relationship as the pair face the challenges that lie ahead and the prospect of what might happen in the future.Manville joins the production hot off her Oscar and BAFTA nominations for best supporting actress in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread.” Neeson, who was nominated for the

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