Overview
- The official U.S. trailer dropped Jan. 14 ahead of a two-phase theatrical rollout, with select theaters on Feb. 6 and a nationwide expansion on Feb. 20.
- Adapted from Adam Mars-Jones’ 2020 novel Box Hill, the film follows Colin, a shy young man, as he becomes the submissive to biker Ray within a D/s relationship.
- The film premiered at Cannes 2025, winning Un Certain Regard’s Best Screenplay and earning Caméra d’Or and Queer Palm nominations, with Collider noting a 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Alexander Skarsgård has said the production shot more graphic material than appears in the trailer, stressing that the intimacy is calibrated for dramatic purpose.
- The cast includes Douglas Hodge, Lesley Sharp, Jake Shears, Paul Tallis, and Anthony Welsh, and Harry Lighton has been recognized with a DGA first-time theatrical feature nomination.