IFC Films acquired Fire, the French drama directed by Claire Denis (White Material, Let The Sunshine In, Trouble Every Day) set to make its World Premiere at the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival billed as Both Sides of the Blade (Avec amour et acharnement). The film stars Juliette Binoche (Let The Sunshine In, Clouds of Sils Maria), Vincent Lindon (Titane), Grégoire Colin, Mati Diop, Bulle Ogier, Issa Perica, and Hana Magimel.
IFC Films released the official trailer for Huda’s Salon, Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad’s political thriller which premiered at the 2021 Toronto Film Festival. The film starring Maisa Abd Elhadi, Manal Awad and Ali Suliman explores a dangerous clash between two women struggling to cope with life under occupation.
MUBI released the official trailer for Great Freedom, the Austrian gay drama film directed by Sebastian Meise that had its World Premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize.
Jujutsu Kaisen 0, the dark fantasy film from TOHO Animation will open in theaters on March 18 in the United States and Canada. The film will also open in select U.S. based IMAX® theaters.
Ahead of the US theatrical release in February, the official trailer is here for “Fabian – Going to the Dogs” (Fabian oder Der Gang vor die Hunde), the German drama film starring Tom Schilling, Saskia Rosendahl, Albrecht Schuch, Meret Becker, Michael Wittenborn, Petra Kalkutschke, Elmar Gutmann, Aljoscha Stadelmann, Anne Bennent and Eva Medusa Gühne.
IFC Midnight dropped the official trailer for Hatching (Pahanhautoja), the Finnish body horror film starring Jani Volanen, Reino Nordin, Saija Lentonen, Siiri Solalinna and Sophia Heikkilä set to premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
The first international trailer debuted via Variety for Speak No Evil, the Danish horror film which is set to world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Christian Tafdrup, the film stars Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja van Huêt, Karina Smulders, Liva Forsberg, and Marius Damslev.
Magnolia Pictures released the official trailer for A Taste of Hunger, the Danish film starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Katrine Greis-Rosenthal as a power couple sacrificing everything to get a coveted Michelin star for their restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired the Bhutanese film Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, which is shortlisted for Best International Film at the 2022 Academy Awards. Written and directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji, the film tells the story of a young teacher sent to teach at the most remote mountain school in the world. Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2019 and won the Audience Award at last year’s Palm Springs Film Festival. Samuel Goldwyn Films will announce release information at a later date.
Dekanalog will release Air Doll – the acclaimed cinematic fable by Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, Still Walking) in U.S. cinemas and on VOD on February 4th.
Uncork’d Entertainment will release Breeder, the Danish horror feature film Jens Dahl, a television showrunner-turned-film director who made his directorial debut with 3 Things, featuring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, in 2017.
