Apple debuts trailer for 'Flora and Son' musical film

Eva Hewson in "Flora and Son" (Source: Apple)

With a similar feel to Carney's acclaimed films "Once" and "Sing Street," the new movie sees characters finding and developing themselves through music. "Flora and Son" stars Eva Hewson from "Bad Sisters" as a the mother of a petty thief teenage son whom she tries to encourage to play guitar.

"Flora and Son" got its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2023, and was acquired by Apple in a bidding war against Amazon, for a sum reported to be slightly under $20 million. It's due to be screened at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival on September 7, and afterwards will have a one-week US-wide theatrical run from September 22.

The film will then stream on Apple TV+ from September 29, before also getting a theatrical release in Ireland from February 2024.

Oren Kinlan co-stars as the recalcitrant teenager Max, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Flora's online guitar teacher. Original music and songs for the film are by writer/director John Carney and Gary Clark, writer of 1980s hit "Mary's Prayer."