Magnolia Pictures is planning to give writer/director Karen Cinorre’s action fantasy film Mayday a theatrical and On Demand release on October 1st, and in anticipation of that release a trailer has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above. Starring Mia Goth, Grace Van Patten, and Juliette Lewis, Mayday has the following synopsis:
An unusual storm is approaching, and it’s about to change everything for Ana (Grace Van Patten). After a short circuit at her workplace mysteriously transports her to an alternate world, she meets a crew of female soldiers caught in an endless war. Along a strange and rugged coastline, men face the stark truth lurking behind damsels who appear to be in distress. Under the leadership of Marsha (Mia Goth), Ana trains as a sharpshooter and discovers a newfound freedom in this uninhibited sisterhood. She soon senses she may not be the ruthless killer they expect, though, and time is running out for her to find a path home.
Soko, Havana Rose Liu, and Théodore Pellerin are also in the cast.
Here’s how Magnolia describes the film:
Unafraid of pushing cinematic boundaries, writer-director Karen Cinorre blurs genres and draws us into the unique realm of her debut, where possibilities multiply and women take control of their own destinies. Both a feminist fever dream and an ambitious reimagining of a war film, MAYDAY detonates expectations to question where empowerment truly lies.
The poster for Mayday can be seen below.
The synopsis makes Mayday sound interesting to me, and the presence of Juliette Lewis in a cast is always a draw, so I’ll probably be giving the movie a chance when it’s released in October. Take a look at the trailer and see if this appears to be a movie you’d like to watch in just over a month.
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