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CHALLENGERS

by Luca Guadagnino

synopsis

Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach is married to a champion on a losing streak. Her strategy for her husband's redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.

international title: Challengers
original title: Challengers
country: United States, Italy
year: 2024
genre: fiction
directed by: Luca Guadagnino
film run: 131'
release date: FR 24/04/2024, IT 24/04/2024, DE 25/04/2024, DK 25/04/2024, HU 25/04/2024, CZ 25/04/2024, PT 25/04/2024, SK 25/04/2024, ES 26/04/2024, FI 26/04/2024, NO 26/04/2024, SE 26/04/2024, UK 26/04/2024, EE 26/04/2024, LV 30/04/2024, BE 1/05/2024, LT 3/05/2024
screenplay: Justin Kuritzkes
cast: Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O'Connor, Heidi Garza, Faith Fay, A.J. Lister, Scottie DiGiacomo, Christine Dye, Ian MacGillivray, Joseph Anthony Jerez
cinematography by: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
film editing: Marco Costa
art director: Merissa Lombardo
costumes designer: J.W. Anderson
music: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
producer: Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O'Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya
co-producer: Kim H. Winther
executive producer: Bernard Bellew, Lorenzo Mieli, Kevin Ulrich
associate producer: Daniela Venturelli, Darnell Appling
production: Frenesy, Amazon MGM (US), Pascal Picture (US), Why Are You Acting? (US)
distributor: Warner Bros Entertainment France, Warner Bros Entertainment Italy, Warner Bros Entertainment Germany, Warner Bros Entertainment Spain, Vertical Entertainment s.r.o., Cinemundo, Warner Bros Entertainment Sweden AB, Warner Bros Entertainment UK, Acme Film, Acme Film, Warner Bros Entertainment Belgium

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