Rumours (2024 film)

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Rumours
Directed by Guy Maddin
Evan Johnson
Galen Johnson
Written byGuy Maddin
Evan Johnson
Galen Johnson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyStefan Ciupek
Music byKristian Eidnes Andersen
Production
companies
  • Square Peg
  • Buffalo Gal Pictures
  • Maze Pictures
Distributed by
Release date
  • May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18)(Cannes)
Running time
118 minutes
CountriesGermany
Canada
LanguageEnglish

Rumours is a 2024 dark comedy film directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson, and starring Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander.

Contents

The film had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2024.

Premise

World leaders meet at the G7 but get lost in the woods whilst trying to compose a joint statement on an unspecified global crisis. Beset by thick fog and menaced by undead bog bodies and a giant brain, they navigate the tortured passions between them.

Cast

Production

A German-Canadian production from Square Peg. Producers on the film are Liz Jarvis for Buffalo Gal Pictures, Philipp Kreuzer for Maze Pictures, and Lars Knudsen for Square Peg. [2]

Casting

Cate Blanchett joined the cast in October 2023. [3] In January 2024, news broke that the cast also included Alicia Vikander and Charles Dance. [4] [1]

Filming

Principal photography took place in Hungary in October 2023. [5] Filming locations also included Winnipeg in Canada. [6]

Release

The film was selected to be screened out of competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 18 May 2024. [7]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 4.5/10. [8]

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