Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Lakeith Stanfield are set to star in the sci-fi film “Foe” from “Lion” director Garth Davis.“Foe” is based on a novel by Iain Reid, the author of “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” and Reid co-wrote the screenplay for the film along with Davis.“Foe” is being presented to buyers at the Cannes Virtual Film Market with FilmNation representing international rights.
CAA Media Finance and UTA’s Independent Film Group will co-represent domestic rights.
The film’s studio is Anonymous Content Studios.The film is set in the near future and is described as a “taut” and “sensual” mind-bender of a film, which seems fitting from the “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” writer.
Here’s the full synopsis:Set in the near future, with corporate power and environmental decay ravaging the planet, Junior (Mescal) and Hen (Ronan) live a solitary life on their isolated farm.
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