Christos Nikou’s sophomore function Fingernails, starring Riz Ahmed and Jessie Buckley, will display because the closing movie for the 58th version of the Karlovy Fluctuate Worldwide Movie Competition (KVIFF) in early July.
Organizers of the movie fest within the picturesque Czech spa city unveiled the information on Wednesday. “The tender and idiosyncratic romance co-produced by Cate Blanchett” options “disarming performances by Jesse Buckley and Riz Ahmed,” fest organizers mentioned, describing the film as an “uncommon romance.”
The film, Nikou’s English-language debut, is a couple of new know-how that has been embraced by a rising variety of {couples}. Promising “no extra uncertainty” and “no extra divorce,” the easy however bodily daunting take a look at allows folks to make sure they’ve certainly discovered a real love connection – the one requirement: the elimination of 1 fingernail from every particular person.
“There will likely be blood, sure, however primarily there’s a well-written and fantastically carried out investigation of craving and the mysterious realm that apps and algorithms can solely profess to quantify,” THR wrote in its overview from the Telluride Movie Competition.
Programmed by inventive director Karel Och, KVIFF incorporates a slew of world premieres, plus highlights from the movie pageant circuit of the previous 12 months. Organizers lauded Nikou, saying “his debut Apples immediately
made him one of the crucial sought-after administrators at this time.”
The winner of the KVIFF competitors wins the Crystal Globe. This 12 months’s jury contains jury head and indie movie producer Christine Vachon, Australian actor Geoffrey Rush, Hungarian director Gábor Reisz, Icelandic poet, novelist and screenwriter Sjón and Czech actress Eliška Křenková.
The Karlovy Fluctuate fest this 12 months runs June 28-July 6.