Pretty Lethal
Synopsis
As the situation turns deadly, the fractured team must set aside rivalries and weaponise years of brutal training, turning grace, discipline, and even pointe shoes into tools for survival.
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2026 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 88 min
- Director
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Vicky Jewson
- Producer
- William Bindley, Mike Karz, Kelly McCormick, Piers Tempest
- Co-Producer
- Georgia Bayliff, Lauren Cox, Ildikó Kemény, David Minkowski, Rupert Whitaker
- Executive Producer
- Kate Freund, Marshall Leviten, Tom Salentine
- Editor
- Richard Smither
- Screenwriter
- Kate Freund
- Director of Photography
- Bridger Nielson
- Composer
- Paul Leonard-Morgan
- Principal cast
- Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Lydia Leonard, Avantika, Uma Thurman
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
UK, US, Hungary co-production
87North (US), Gulfstream Pictures (US), Pioneer Stillking Films (HU), Temp Productions (UK)
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