How I Live Now

How I Live Now

Directed By

Kevin Macdonald

Produced By

John Battsek
Alasdair Flind
Andrew Ruhemann
Charles Steel

Written By

Jeremy Brock
Tony Grisoni
Penelope Skinner
Meg Rosoff (novel)

Based on

How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff

Cast

Saoirse Ronan
Tom Holland
Anna Chancellor

Music By

Jon Hopkins

Studio

Cowboy Films
Film4

Distributed By

Magnolia Pictures
Momentum Pictures

Release Date

October 4, 2013 (UK)

How I Live Now is an 2013 British drama film based on the 2004 novel of same name by Meg Rosoff. The film stars Saoirse Ronan and Tom Holland.

Plot

Daisy (Saoirse Ronan) is a neurotic but strong-willed teenager from New York City who gets sent to the English countryside for the summer to stay with her British cousins, Eddie (George MacKay), Isaac (Tom Holland) and Piper (Harley Bird). Despite her initial reservations, Daisy finds herself warming up to the family, and she also falls in love with Edmond, her eldest cousin. With a worsening political situation across the world, their happiness is threatened.