Je danse le mia: How to Have Sex Actress to Topline Claire Denis’ ‘Le Cri Des Gardes’

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Mia McKenna-Bruce, the face of Molly Manning Walker’s Un Certain Regard section winning How to Have Sex will take over some big shoes in Riley Keough for the new Claire Denis project set to film in Senegal. With supporting players Matt Dillon and Denis muse Isaach de Bankolé, Le Cri Des Gardes is lining up for production start date soon and will be among our most anticipated for 2026 if it bypasses Venice this year. I’m getting J’ai pas sommeil (1994) vibes.

Written by actress Spring Blossom filmmaker Suzanne Lindon, High Life and Stars at Noon Andrew Litvack and Denis, based on the play Combat de nègre et de chiens by Bernard-Marie Koltès (1980), the story spans one night near a vast construction site in Senegal. Horn, the project manager, welcomes his young companion Léone, in the barracks he shares with the young and impetuous engineer Cal. Alboury, appears in front of the gate surrounding their quarters. Inflexible, lurking like a ghost in the darkness, he will remain there until they return to him the body of his brother.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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