Film which is based on the smash hit Olivier Award winning West End/Broadway musical of the same name, inspired by the songs of Bob Dylan. Tosin Cole plays one of the leads, escaped convict Joe Scott.
The story is set in Minnesota during the Great Depression in 1934 and revolves around a group of travelers who base themselves in a guesthouse filled with music, life and hope. The guesthouse is owned by Nick Laine and his wife Elizabeth (played by Woody Harrelson and Olivia Colman). Their adopted daughter Marianne (played by Chloe Bailey) has a closely guarded secret. When escaped convict Joe Scott arrives to take refuge at the guest house, a relationship develops between him and Marianne, in a timeless love story that changes them all forever.
The film adaptation is written by Olivier Award winning director and playwright Conor McPherson, who also wrote the original Broadway musical