Queen at Sea is a 2026 drama film written and directed by Lance Hammer. Starring Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall, it follows a middle-aged woman struggling with her mother's dementia.
The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on February 17, 2026, where it won the Silver Bear Jury Prize and the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance for Courtenay and Calder-Marshall. It received positive reviews from critics.
Follows a woman who is concerned for her aging mother, so she moves back to London with her teenage daughter.
After releasing the Ballast (2008), which had also been nominated for the Golden Bear at the 2008 Berlinale, Hammer entered in an 18-year-long hiatus, working mainly as an academic professor.
Principal photography for Queen at Sea began on 18 April 2023 in London. Adolpho Veloso served as director of photography, shooting the film in 35mm.
Queen at Sea premiered at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on February 17, 2026. The Match Factory is handling sales for the film.