Project Detail

The Brutalist

Synopsis

When visionary architect László Toth and his wife Erzsébet flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern America, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious and wealthy client.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025

Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Features
Running time: 215 min
Director: Brady Corbet
Producer: Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews, Brian Young
Co-Producer: Saskia Gigi Duff, Joshua Horsfield
Executive Producer: Ron Curtis, Aaron Himmel, David Hinojosa, Joshua Horsfield, Pamela Koffler, Klaudia Smieja, Kyle Stroud, Christine Vachon
Editor: Dávid Jancsó
Screenwriter: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Director of Photography: Lol Crawley
Production Designer: Judy Becker
Composer: Daniel Blumberg
Principal cast: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Isaach De Bankolé

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Andrew Lauren Productions (US), Brookstreet Pictures (US, UK), Intake Films (UK), Killer Films (US), Madants (PL), Yellow Bear Films (US) production in association with Carte Blanche (US)

Intake Films

Sales Company

Protagonist Pictures

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