Casey Affleck had been working on a script about a parent and child for years. He'd written scenes about a bedtime story and an argument about taking a trip into town and things seemed to be going well. As the father of two boys, Affleck had defaulted to writing the child as a son. But then, deep into the process, his boys came back with a request: they didn't want it to be about them.

Casey Affleck explores parenting in the apocalypse

A new film about a father-daughter relationship in a world without women was shaped by Casey Affleck`s own struggles with becoming a single parent, the Oscar-winning actor said at the Berlin Film Festival where 'Light Of My Life'&nbsp;is premiering. 
 
In the movie, which Affleck directs, he plays a father who isolates his daughter from society in a desperate attempt to protect her from a pandemic that has wiped out most women. 
 
In this dystopia, the father and daughter - dressed as a boy - fear discovery and plan escape routes wherever they stop. They trek through rain and snow, camping in woodland and seeking shelter in an abandoned house, a church and a home with three religious men. 
 
Affleck, who won the best actor Oscar in 2017 for his performance in the family drama 'Manchester by the Sea", said some ideas in the new film could be considered feminist but his goal had not been to make a film with a political message. 
 
"It`s certainly about a young woman sort of asserting herself as the storyteller and beginning to define herself with the narrative that she chooses to tell," Affleck told a news conference. 
 
Anna Pniowsky, who played the daughter - the only female in the movie other than her mother, who features solely in flashbacks - said: "I think it is partially about showing that women are critical in this world." 
 
Affleck, who divorced his wife Summer Phoenix in 2017, said he was finding it hard to adjust to life as a single parent when working on the movie and got the idea for it from stories he had told his children and conversations he had with them. 
 
Affleck - the younger brother of actor and director Ben Affleck - has been accused of sexual harassment by female crew members on an earlier film. Two lawsuits alleging unwanted advances were settled out of court for undisclosed sums. An attorney for Affleck denied the accusations at the time. 
 
He said "Light of My Life" had been conceived before the #MeToo movement that took off in 2017 in response to accusations of sexual assault and harassment in the entertainment industry. 
 
But he added: "I think everyone out there has had to do some sort of self-reckoning and think about culturally what part they play and how they can play a positive role no matter how much they like to think of themselves as one of the good guys." 
 
Asked whether the movie reflected difficult times in his own life, Affleck said that as an actor, "your private life has been sort of invaded", and he had wondered whether to wait until his children were older to pursue his career.

"It`s definitely difficult sometimes - you know I`ve developed a pretty thick skin but then you have kids and they don`t have such thick skin and you have to do a lot of explaining to them about the world prematurely," he said.

A new film about a father-daughter relationship in a world without women was shaped by Casey Affleck`s own struggles with becoming a single parent, the Oscar-winning actor said at the Berlin Film Festival where 'Light Of My Life' is premiering.

A new film about a father-daughter relationship in a world without women was shaped by Casey Affleck`s own struggles with becoming a single parent, the Oscar-winning actor said at the Berlin Film Festival where 'Light Of My Life' is premiering. In the movie, which Affleck directs, he plays a father who isolates his daughter from society in a desperate attempt to protect her from a pandemic that has wiped out most women. In this dystopia, the father and daughter - dressed as a boy - fear discovery and plan escape routes wherever they stop. They trek through rain and snow, camping in woodland and seeking shelter in an abandoned house, a church and a home with three religious men. Affleck, who won the best actor Oscar in 2017 for his performance in the family drama 'Manchester by the Sea", said some ideas in the new film could be considered feminist but his goal had not been to make a film with a political message. "It`s certainly about a young woman sort of asserting herself as the storyteller and beginning to define herself with the narrative that she chooses to tell," Affleck told a news conference. Anna Pniowsky, who played the daughter - the only female in the movie other than her mother, who features solely in flashbacks - said: "I think it is partially about showing that women are critical in this world." Affleck, who divorced his wife Summer Phoenix in 2017, said he was finding it hard to adjust to life as a single parent when working on the movie and got the idea for it from stories he had told his children and conversations he had with them. Affleck - the younger brother of actor and director Ben Affleck - has been accused of sexual harassment by female crew members on an earlier film. Two lawsuits alleging unwanted advances were settled out of court for undisclosed sums. An attorney for Affleck denied the accusations at the time. He said "Light of My Life" had been conceived before the #MeToo movement that took off in 2017 in response to accusations of sexual assault and harassment in the entertainment industry. But he added: "I think everyone out there has had to do some sort of self-reckoning and think about culturally what part they play and how they can play a positive role no matter how much they like to think of themselves as one of the good guys." Asked whether the movie reflected difficult times in his own life, Affleck said that as an actor, "your private life has been sort of invaded", and he had wondered whether to wait until his children were older to pursue his career. "It`s definitely difficult sometimes - you know I`ve developed a pretty thick skin but then you have kids and they don`t have such thick skin and you have to do a lot of explaining to them about the world prematurely," he said.

Casey Affleck's new film explores fatherhood in world without women

Oscar winner Casey Affleck's latest directorial 'Light Of My Life' is set to have its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.

The dystopian drama has been listed in the Panorama section of the festival.&nbsp;

A total of 45 films from 38 countries will be screened in the section, the festival organisers said in a statement.

Casey is also starring in the dystopian drama, which centers around a father and his young daughter who are trapped in the woods. The film is set around a&nbsp; 'society without women' where 'gender roles have to be renegotiated'.

The film also features Elisabeth Moss and newcomer Anna Pniowsky.

Jenna Bass' 'Flatland', a story about a bride and her pregnant friend making a liberating getaway across South Africa, will serve as the opening film of the Panorama section.

The 67th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival will run from February 7 to 17. 
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Oscar winner Casey Affleck's latest directorial 'Light Of My Life' is set to have its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. The dystopian drama has been listed in the Panorama section of the festival.

Oscar winner Casey Affleck's latest directorial 'Light Of My Life' is set to have its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. The dystopian drama has been listed in the Panorama section of the festival. A total of 45 films from 38 countries will be screened in the section, the festival organisers said in a statement. Casey is also starring in the dystopian drama, which centers around a father and his young daughter who are trapped in the woods. The film is set around a 'society without women' where 'gender roles have to be renegotiated'. The film also features Elisabeth Moss and newcomer Anna Pniowsky. Jenna Bass' 'Flatland', a story about a bride and her pregnant friend making a liberating getaway across South Africa, will serve as the opening film of the Panorama section. The 67th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival will run from February 7 to 17.

Casey Affleck's 'Light Of My Life' to have world premiere at Berlin Film Festival

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Casey Affleck explores parenting in the apocalypse

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Casey Affleck's 'Light Of My Life' to have world premiere at Berlin Film Festival