"The Lunchbox" fame director Ritesh Batra will helm a movie adaptation of Julian Barnes's novel "The Sense of an Ending" starring Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent.

"I am thrilled to adapt one of my favourite novels to screen and to work with a great team. Julian Barnes's characters are an important part of my life and work, and I am very much looking forward to spend time with them, and with Jim Broadbent whom I have always admired" says Batra.

Movie will be shot in Britain next year, it follows the story of a retired man who receives an unexpected letter from a lawyer that forces him to confront his own past - and unfulfilling present - including the suicide of his childhood best friend.


Jim Broadbent, who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the 2001 film "Iris", is popular for his work in "Moulin Rouge", "Paddington", "Cloud Atlas", "The Iron Lady" and world-wide magical phenomena "Harry Potter" series.