The focus of ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ is on the one hand on the rather withdrawn gym manager Lou, played by Kristen Stewart. One day she falls in love with ambitious bodybuilder Jackie (Katy O’Brian from the “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian”). But the love affair causes a spiral of violence.
Because while looking for a job, Jackie ends up with Lou’s criminal father (Ed Harris with an unusual haircut), who the FBI is looking for. Soon they both find themselves in the middle of the crime family’s network, which Lou doesn’t really want to know about. As the bodies pile up, the women have no choice. You have to defend yourself.
That’s why ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ is so exciting
Dave Franco, who is not only known for comedic roles such as in ‘Day Shift’, Jena Malone (soon to be seen in ‘Rebel Moon’ on Netflix) and Anna Baryshnikov (‘Dickinson’) are there in other roles. The fact that ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ is so exciting is not only due to the promising cast around Kristen Stewart, but especially to the people behind the camera.
The revenge thriller drama was directed by Pink glass, which caused a big stir with the horror highlight “Saint Maud”. A24, the favorite film studio of many cinephiles, is also behind the project because so many quirky, interesting and diverse projects have been developed there recently, including a whole series of masterpieces. We are talking about titles like “Ex Machina”, “Hereditary”, “Midsommar”, “The Black Diamond”, “Minari” and of course the Oscar mega-success “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and most recently the cinema masterpiece “Past Lives. “
“Love lies bleeding“ will soon have its world premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. The very first screening of the film will take place there on January 20, 2024. It is currently unknown when the film will be released regularly. There is currently no German theatrical release date for “Love Lies Bleeding.”