RUMOURS Trailer: Genre-Hopping Satire of Political Ineptitude

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From Bleecker Street comes the official trailer and release date for this multi-genre-encompassing apocalyptic horror film, RUMOURS.

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, RUMOURS follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at the annual G7 summit, where they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis.

With unexpected, uproarious performances from a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, and Charles Dance, these so-called leaders become spectacles of incompetence, contending with increasingly surreal obstacles in the misty woods as night falls and they realize they are suddenly alone.

A genre-hopping satire of political ineptitude, the latest film from incomparable directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson is a journey into the absurd heart of power and institutional failure in a slowly burning world.

RUMOURS stars Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Charles Dance, Takehiro Hira, Denis Ménochet, Rolando Ravello, Zlatko Buric, and Alicia Vikander.

The film is directed and written by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson.

RUMOURS is produced by Liz Jarvis, Philipp Kreuzer, and Lars Knudsen. It is executive produced by Ari Aster, Blanchett, Phyllis Laing, Jorg Schulze, Joe Neurauter, Tyler Campellone, Adrian Love, Michael O'Leary, Andrew Karpen, and Kent Sanderson.

RUMOURS plays in theaters on October 18, 2024.