A survivor, provocateur, and true original, singer and songwriter Marianne Faithfull has spent more than six decades defying expectations, releasing over 35 albums while constantly reinventing herself. Made with her full involvement, this is an intimate and unflinching exploration of a fractured yet unbreakable life shaped by fame, creativity and relentless public scrutiny. The film unfolds within The Ministry of Not Forgetting, an imagined, cinematic institution where memory and mythology collide. Featuring a cast led by Tilda Swinton and George MacKay, with powerful, intimate performances from friends and collaborators including Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Courtney Love and Suki Waterhouse, the film is a genre-defying act of resilience and rebellion. Marianne Faithfull’s final fearless declaration — her defiant swan song.

Presented at the Venice International Film Festival.