▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Leo , ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁is ▁suffering ▁from ▁de ment ia . ▁His ▁daughter , ▁Mol ly , ▁comes ▁to ▁see ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁dent ist ▁and ▁the ▁opt omet rist . ▁While ▁Mol ly ▁strugg les ▁to ▁help ▁Leo ▁with ▁these ▁appoint ments , ▁Leo ▁is ▁rel iving ▁parallel ▁versions ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁his ▁mind , ▁including ▁a ▁life ▁with ▁his ▁ex - w ife ▁Dol ores ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁a ▁time ▁spent ▁in ▁Greece . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁J avier ▁Bar dem ▁as ▁Leo ▁ ▁Elle ▁F anning ▁as ▁Mol ly ▁ ▁Sal ma ▁Hay ek ▁as ▁Dol ores ▁ ▁Laura ▁Lin ney ▁as ▁R ita ▁ ▁Chris ▁Rock ▁as ▁Adam ▁ ▁Bran ka ▁K ati ć ▁as ▁X enia ▁ ▁Mil ena ▁Tsch ar nt ke ▁as ▁An ni ▁ ▁Ger ard ▁Cord ero ▁as ▁Police ▁Officer ▁A ment a ▁ ▁Production ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁J avier ▁Bar dem , ▁Elle ▁F anning , ▁Sal ma ▁Hay ek , ▁Laura ▁Lin ney ▁and ▁Chris ▁Rock ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁with ▁S ally ▁Pot ter ▁direct ing ▁and ▁writing ▁from ▁a ▁screen play ▁she ▁wrote . ▁Christopher ▁She pp ard ▁will ▁produce ▁under ▁his ▁Advent ure ▁Pictures ▁b anner , ▁while ▁BBC ▁Films , ▁Han W ay ▁Films , ▁British ▁Film ▁Institute , ▁In gen ious ▁Media , ▁Ch im ney ▁Pot , ▁Sverige ▁AB ,