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Posted: 2020-09-23T22:40:45Z | Updated: 2020-09-23T22:40:45Z

With Hollywoods fall release schedule decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a British romantic drama about a gay couple on the brink of crisis is picking up global buzz.

Directed by Harry Macqueen, Supernova premiered this week at Spains San Sebastin International Film Festival , earning glowing reviews for stars Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci. Its also slated to be screened at the British Film Institutes London Film Festival next month. But U.S. audiences will have to make do with the movies trailer (viewable above) for now.

Firth and Tucci star as Sam and Tusker, who have been a couple for 20 years. Together, they embark on a road trip across northern England and, at one point, are treated to a surprise party hosted by friends. As the group sits down to dinner, Sam reveals that Tusker has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia.

The two men, we discover, have planned their vacation as a final escape before Tusker loses his memory and other health issues take hold. As Tuccis character declares in one tearjerking scene, I want to be remembered for who I was, but not for who Im about to become.