Sissy Spacek has joined the cast of the upcoming film based on the novel Die, My Love, Deadline reports.
Die, My Love, written by Argentine author Ariana Harwicz, was and translated into English by Sarah Moses and Carolina Orloff and published in the U.S. by Charco Press in 2019; in the U.K. it was longlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2018. It follows a woman struggling with depression, barreling towards a psychological breakdown. A critic for Kirkus called the book “a portrait of motherhood, passion, and mental illness that cuts to the bone.”
The film adaptation is written by Enda Walsh (The House, Small Things Like These) and Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher) and directed by Ramsay. Martin Scorsese is among the film’s producers.
Spacek, known for her roles in films like Coal Miner’s Daughter and Carrie, will join the cast alongside Nick Nolte (The Prince of Tides, Affliction). They join previously announced stars Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook, Joy), who plays the mother, Robert Pattinson (The Lighthouse, The Batman) and LaKeith Stanfield (Sorry To Bother You, Knives Out).
Director Ramsay is no stranger to literary adaptations. She has directed films based on Alan Warner’s Morvern Callar, Lionel Shriver’s We Need To Talk About Kevin, and Jonathan Ames’ You Were Never Really Here.
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
