Andrew Haigh says themes of grief and loss compelled him to make All of Us Strangers
'All of Us Strangers' director Andrew Haigh knew he had to make the film after being moved by the themes of grief and loss in the original book. The upcoming fantasy film is based on the 1987 novel 'Strangers' by Taichi Yamada. The story follows screenwriter Adam (Andrew Scott) who meets the enigmatic Harry (Paul Mescal). As their relationship grows, Adam is pulled back to his childhood home, where it appears his parents are living there, just as they were on the day they died 30 years ago. Before he signed up for the project, filmmaker Haigh, 50, read Yamada's tome and the premise instantly a...