Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley star in Never Let Me Go

According to BBC News

Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley’s new film Never Let Me Go will launch this year’s BFI London Film Festival on 13 October.

The drama, directed by Mark Romanek, tells the tale of former boarding school pupils who confront their sheltered pasts.

It co-stars new Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield and is based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.

The film will be released in the UK on 14 January, 2011.

The London Film Festival runs from 13-28 October, 2010.