Project Detail

The Substance

Synopsis

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2024 - In Competition - World premiere
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024

Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Features
Running time
140 min
Director
Coralie Fargeat
Producer
Tim Bevan, Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner
Editor
Jerome Eltabet, Valentin Féron
Screenwriter
Coralie Fargeat
Director of Photography
Benjamin Kracun
Production Designer
Gladys Garot, Stanislas Reydellet
Composer
Raffertie
Principal cast
Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Demi Moore, Hugo Diego Garcia, Joseph Balderrama

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

US, UK co-production

Universal Pictures (US), Working Title Films (UK)

Working Title Films

26 Aybrook Street
London
W1U 4AN

Sales Company

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