Overview
- Focus Features released the first official trailer for Hot Spot on Wednesday, June 17, introducing the film to international audiences.
- The studio’s synopsis sets the film in a near‑future society ruled by sentient A.I., where a private investigator probing a murder uncovers a rebel group that threatens the digital order.
- Noomi Rapace, Andrzej Konopka, and Reika Kirishima lead the cast and the screenplay is by Robert Bolesto, with production credited to Polish and Greek partners and support from the Sundance Institute.
- Hot Spot is slated for a world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival during its July program and for a North American theatrical release on August 21 via Focus Features.
- The project builds on director Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s reputation for bold, genre‑blending visuals and was shot in English to reach a wider market, positioning it as a distinct summer alternative for genre fans.