She Will (film)
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- Kitty Percy
- Charlotte Colbert
- Jessica Malik
- Bob Last
- Alice Krige
- Kota Eberhardt
- Rupert Everett
- Malcolm McDowell
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| Directed by | Charlotte Colbert |
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| Cinematography | Jamie D. Ramsay |
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| Music by | Clint Mansell |
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| Distributed by | Vertigo Releasing |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
She Will is a 2021 British psychological horror drama film co-written and directed by Charlotte Colbert in her feature directorial debut.[1] The film was produced by Jessica Malik and Bob Last, with Dario Argento and Edward R. Pressman among the executive producers.[2] The film stars Alice Krige, Kota Eberhardt, Rupert Everett and Malcolm McDowell, with John McCrea, Amy Manson, Jonathan Aris and Daniel Lapaine.
The film had its world premiere on 5 August 2021 at the 74th Locarno Film Festival, where it won the Golden Leopard for Best First Film. It was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2022 by Vertigo Releasing.
Veronica Ghent, a former film star, goes to a healing retreat in Scotland with her nurse Desi Hatoum after a double mastectomy. The place where she stays is the site where women were burnt as witches centuries before. Their ashes fill the land and give her the power to exact revenge within her dreams.
The film draws on the experiences of women in the film industry in the MeToo era, where Veronica was abused as a child by a powerful director who when challenged by her adult self refers to her as his "special girl", gaslighting her and minimising her experiences.
Cast
- Alice Krige as Veronica Ghent
- Layla Burns as young Veronica
- Kota Eberhardt as Desi Hatoum
- Malcolm McDowell as Hathbourne
- John McCrea as Ansel
- Rupert Everett as Tirador
- Amy Manson as Lois
- Jonathan Aris as Podrick Lochran
- Jack Greenlees as Owen
- Daniel Lapaine as Keith
- Olwen Fouéré as Jean
- Joanna Bacon as Audrey
- Kenneth Collard as Derek
- Stephen Kyem as Connor
- Fiz Marcus as Joy
- Catriona McNicoll as Janet
- Renee Williams as Ileen
- Apple Yang as Azumi
Filming
Release
She Will won a Golden Leopard for Best First Film at Locarno Film Festival, while producer Jessica Malik was nominated for Breakthrough Producer at the British Independent Film Awards 2021 following the film's UK premiere in official selection at the BFI London Film Festival.
The film was released in select cinemas and on demand in the United States on 15 July 2022 by IFC Midnight, followed by its release on Shudder on 14 October.[3][4] It was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2022 by Vertigo Releasing.[5]
