Overview
- The Cannes competition premiere Saturday drew a prolonged standing ovation at the Grand Théâtre Lumière.
- The film, written and directed by Gray, follows a Queens family in the late 1980s after a brother’s scheme pulls them toward the Russian mob.
- Scarlett Johansson missed the premiere due to shooting an Exorcist prequel, and Gray tried to call her during the ovation to share the moment.
- Critics from Time, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline praised Gray’s craft and the performances by Johansson, Adam Driver, and Miles Teller.
- Neon holds U.S. rights, and the film became Gray’s sixth Cannes premiere after a late addition to the competition lineup.