Ex-Husbands

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Ex-Husbands
Directed byNoah Pritzker
Screenplay byNoah Pritzker
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlfonso Herrera Salcedo [1]
Edited byMichael Taylor
Music by Robin Coudert
Production
companies
  • Play Book Productions
  • Pimienta Films
  • Rathaus Films
Release date
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ex-Husbands is a 2023 comedy film written and directed by Noah Pritzker.

Contents

Ex-Husbands premiered at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 24, 2023, where it competed for the Golden Shell.

Premise

Overwhelmed with his divorce from his wife and his father dying, a man takes off to Tulum, where his two sons happen to be for a bachelor party.

Cast

Production

It was announced in July 2022 that Noah Pritzker was writing and directing the film, with the cast including Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Richard Benjamin, Miles Heizer and James Norton. Filming took place between New York City and Tulum. [2] Natalie Gold was announced as part of the cast in May 2023. [3]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 24, 2023. [4] [5] It also screened at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 7, 2023. [6] [7]

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