What happens to romance, dignity, and choice when the mind begins to fade? Lance Hammer’s Queen at Sea is a brave, deeply human film that steps into a moral gray area most of us are afraid to talk about: the sexual agency of people living with advanced dementia. The story begins with a shock. Amanda arrives at her aging parents’ London home and catches her mother, Leslie, and stepfather, Martin, in an intimate embrace. Believing her mother is incapable of truly consenting, a panicked Amanda calls the authorities to protect her. But this single, well-intentioned act sets off a domino effect of bureaucratic interventions, medical exams, and failed care-home placements that upends the entire family.