Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has picked up Pedro Almodóvar’s short film Strange Way Of Life starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, which will world premiere at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.
SPC has acquired worldwide rights, excluding the UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, and Latin America. The distributor picked up the short in pre-production and will release in the autumn. SPC has not confirmed whether it will be released in theatres.
Strange Way Of Life sees Hawke and Pascal play two gunmen who reunite after 25 years.
The Western, shot in the south of Spain, marks the filmmaker’s second English-language project after short The Human Voice, which premiered at Venice in 2020.
SPC also distributed The Human Voice and Spanish feature Parallel Mothers.
Produced by Agustín Almodóvar at El Deseo, the 30-minute short is executive produced by Esther García, while Bárbara Peiró, Diego Pajuelo and Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello serve as associate producers.
The cast also includes Pedro Casablanc, Manu Ríos, George Steane, José Condessa, Jason Fernández, Sara Sálamo, Ohiana Cueto, Daniela Medina.
The film’s Cannes screening will be followed by a conversation with Almodóvar and the filmmaking team.
Mubi will release in Italy and Latin America. Pathe has UK rights, whilst BTeam will release in Spain.
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