Epic Pictures revealed the official trailer for Hot Blooded: Once Upon a Time in Korea, the Korean action-packed thriller starring Jung Woo, Kim Kap-su, Choi Moo-sung, JI Seung-hyun, and Lee Hong-nae. In the movie, a Korean gangster looking to retire gets caught in the middle of a deadly mob war.
Kino Lorber debuted the official US trailer for The Forger (Der Passfälscher), the German drama based on the true story of Samson “Cioma” Schönhaus, a Jewish graphic artist who forged documents to help others escape the Nazis.
MUBI will released The Box (La caja) the gut-punching psychological thriller and latest feature film from acclaimed Venezuelan writer-director Lorenzo Vigas. The film, which had its world premiere in the official competition at the Venice Film Festival and is Venezuela’s official Oscar® submission for Best International Feature Film, opens on Friday, November 4 at Cinema Village in New York City, and premieres on MUBI on Friday, November 11.
Janus Films debuted the official US trailer for EO, the polish film starring Sandra Drzymalska, Lorenzo Zurzolo, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz and Isabelle Huppert, that follows the travels of a retired circus donkey named EO. The film premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival where it won a Jury Prize and is selected as Poland’s entry for Best International Film at the 95th Academy Awards.
Pakistan has selected Saim Sadiq’s debut feature, Joyland as the country’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 2023 Oscars.
Catherine Deneuve, Benoît Magimel and director Emmanuelle Bercot reunite for Peaceful (De son vivant), a French drama described as a lyrical and moving portrait about the fragility of the human experience. Benoît Magimel won the Award for Best Actor at the 27th Lumières Awards and 47th César Awards for his performance in the film.
Altered Innocence debuted the new official U.S. trailer for Brother’s Keeper (Okul Tıraşı) Ferit Karahan’s award-winning tense Turkish thriller that premiered at Berlin International Film Festival – Panorama 2021 and won the FIPRESCI Prize.
Magnet Releasing unveiled the official trailer for Hunt, the 1980s-set South Korean thriller starring Lee Jung Jae, Jeon Hye Jin, Heo Sung Tae, Go Youn Jung, Kim Jong Soo, Jung Man Sik, and Jung Woo-Sung.
IFC Films acquired The Origin of Evil (L’Origine du Mal), the thriller from writer and director Sébastien Marnier (Faultless, School’s Out) starring Laure Calamy (Cesar winner for My Donkey, My Lover & I and star of Call My Agent), Doria Tillier, Dominique Blanc, Jacques Weber, Suzanne Clément, Céleste Brunnquell, and Véronique Ruggia Saura, for release in the US. The Origin of Evil world premiered at the Venice Film Festival, followed by its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last month. IFC Films will release the film in 2023.
Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider has been selected as Denmark’s contender in the International Feature Film category for the 2023 Academy Awards. The film world premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival where Zar Amir Ebrahimi won the Best Actress award for her performance.
The official trailer is here for Memories of My Father, previously titled “Forgotten We’ll Be (El olvido que seremos)”, the drama selected as the Colombian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. The film starring Javier Cámara, Nicolás Reyes Cano, Juan Pablo Urrego, Patricia Tamayo, Maria Tereza Barreto, and Laura Londoño, is based on the true story of Héctor Abad Gómez, a Colombian university professor who fought against oppression and social equality, and the circumstances of his death by Colombian paramilitaries.
A mother may lose custody of her son because she refuses to medicate his ADHD, in the Mexican drama The Other Tom from filmmakers Rodrigo Plá and Laura Santullo.