Una

"Rooney was the first and only actress I thought to play Una. She's a fierce intelligence, a real toughness and strength, but at the same time has a great vulnerability and grace. She is really prepared to go all the way.
I think she's one of the best actors of her generation, because she really puts herself on the line".

Benedict Andrews

"Opened out for the screen in the playwright's resourceful adaptation, the chamber drama redirects its gaze to favor the perspective of its damaged female protagonist, while effectively heightening the stakes by revealing more of the precariously close outside world. The film has a different though no less riveting intensity, thanks to Rooney Mara's emotionally naked performance in the title role, and unflinching support from Ben Mendelsohn.



The project marks an assured move into film for Benedict Andrews, an Australian theater director who works extensively in Europe; he staged Harrower's widely produced play in its German-language premiere in Berlin. Having both a director and a screenwriter so familiar with the bones of the source material has allowed them to be quite free with its structure, at the same time magnifying its psychological and moral complexities. It's one of the more intelligent stage-to-screen adaptations of recent years and should find receptive audiences among moviegoers open to challenging, provocative drama."