Mubi has snagged Nicolas Winding Refn’s upcoming feature Her own helland acquired all rights to the film in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Latin America. Moby said she will announce her plans to release the film in the near future.
The long-awaited film is Refn’s first feature film since then Neon demon In 2016.
The film takes place in Tokyo, starring Sophie Thatcher (Yellow vests), Charles Milton (May December), Havana Rose Leo (Hull and Harper), Christine Froseth (first lady), Diego Calva (Babylon), Shiuli Kutsuna (Deadpool WolverineOh, Yamada (Perfect days(and Hidetoshi Nishijima)Driving my car). Plot details are being kept confidential. Neon has pre-purchased its North American rights ahead of the film’s premiere, which has been widely reported to be at Cannes this year.
Many of Refn’s features premiered on the Croisette, including Neon demon, Only God forgives (2013), and Driving (2011), which won the Best Director award for the Danish auteur. Refn has spent the past decade working in television, filming three-person crime dramas Too old to die young (2019), starring Miles Teller, for Amazon, a dark Danish tale Copenhagen Cowboy For Netflix, in a surprising move for the radical avant-garde director, he produced the children’s series The famous five (2023) for the BBC and German broadcaster ZDF.
Mubi’s recent and upcoming slate includes many favorites from last year’s Cannes, including Joachim Trier’s Oscar-winning film. Emotional valueClipper de Mendonça Filho Secret agentfar
Panahi It was just an accidentand Akinola Davis. My father’s shadow. The global broadcast company recently picked up multiple territories in Markus Schleinzer’s black-and-white drama roseWhich premiered in Berlin and won the Best Actress award for star Sandra Höller (Hail Mary project).
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