Trailer for Saoirse Ronan's World War III Drama HOW I LIVE NOW
Saoirse Ronan (The Host) is the star of this new drama called How I Live Now. It comes from The Last King of Scotland director Kevin MacDonald, and the story centers on a teenage American girl named Daisy who is sent to live with some relatives in the English countryside when World War III breaks out. Things seem to start out well, but eventually the war reaches the countryside and Daisy is forced into a situation of survival and protection of her cousins.
The film is an adaptation of the novel by Meg Rosoff. I've never read it, but the movie looks like it will be really good. Here's the story description:
Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she’s never met: three boys near her age, and their little sister. Her aunt goes away on business soon after Daisy arrives. The next day bombs go off as London is attacked and occupied by an unnamed enemy.
As power fails, and systems fail, the farm becomes more isolated. Despite the war, it’s a kind of Eden, with no adults in charge and no rules, a place where Daisy’s uncanny bond with her cousins grows into something rare and extraordinary. But the war is everywhere, and Daisy and her cousins must lead each other into a world that is unknown in the scariest, most elemental way.
How I Live Now opens in the U.K. on October 4th. It still has yet to get a U.S. date. Check out the trailer below.
