MUBI, the global film distributor, production company and streaming service has released the brand new trailer for Queer (based on the novel by William S. Burroughs), by Academy-Award® nominated director Luca Guadagnino. As previously announced, Queer will be released in Canadian cinemas on December 13, 2024.
The film stars Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Academy-Award® nominee Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, Henrique Zaga, Omar Apollo, Andra Ursuta, Andres Duprat, Ariel Shulman, Drew Droege, Michael Borremans, David Lowery, Lisandro Alonso and Colin Bates.
Queer is written by Justin Kuritzkes (Challengers), with music from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Challengers, The Killer, Bones and All, Mank), cinematography from Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (Challengers, Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria), edited by Marco Costa (Challengers, Bones and All) and costume design from J.W. Anderson (Challengers).
1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone, except for a few contacts with other members of the small American community. His encounter with Eugene Allerton, an expat former soldier, new to the city, shows him, for the first time, that it might be finally possible to establish an intimate connection with somebody.
Queer had its US Premiere in the Spotlight Gala slot at the New York Film Festival and also had its UK Premiere as a Special Presentation at the BFI London Film Festival on October 17, 2024.
Queer was produced by Fremantle, Fremantle North America, Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment, a Fremantle Group Company, and Luca Guadagnino for his Frenesy Film Company, in collaboration with Cinecittà and Frame by Frame. Fremantle Group financed the film.
QUEER WILL BE IN CINEMAS IN CANADA ON DECEMBER 13, 2024 (AND IN THE UNITED STATES STARTING NOVEMBER 27, 2024 via A24)
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