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Rosebush pruning

original title:

Rosebush pruning

directed by:

Karim Ainouz

cast:

Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Elle Fanning, Pamela Anderson, Lukas Gage, Tracy Letts, Elena Anaya, Jamie Bell

screenplay:

Efthimis Filippou, based on the film "Fists in the Pocket" by Marco Bellocchio

cinematography:

Hélène Louvart

editing:

Heike Parplies

set design:

Rodrigo Martirena

costume design:

Bina Daigeler

music:

Matthew Herbert

producer:

Viola Fügen, Michael Weber, Simone Gattoni, Annamaria Morelli, Juan Cano Nono, Andreas Wentz, Rachel Dargavel

production:

Match Factory Productions, Kavac, The Apartment, Sur-Film, Crybaby Films, Mubi, Rai Cinema, Metafilms, Anna Films, In Bloom, with the support of Film und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard, German Federal Film Board

distribution:

Vision Distribution [Italy]

world sales:

The Match Factory [Germany]

country:

Italy/Germany/Spain/UK

year:

2026

format:

colour

status:

Ready (20/01/2026)

festivals & awards:

In the claustrophobic confines of a rural estate, a family struggles with their tangled web of hereditary diseases. Among them is Alessandro, a young man with epilepsy and paranoid tendencies. Alessandro's obsessive nature takes a dark turn when a series of dreadful accidents and murders is set into motion.