Overview

• Austin Butler stars as a barman who becomes the target of criminals over hidden cash after agreeing to cat-sit.
• The story is set in 1998 to sidestep smartphones and to lean on a period playlist that includes Madonna and Portishead.
• Matt Smith co-stars, with Zoë Kravitz featured in the cast and a Griffin Dunne cameo that nods to Scorsese’s After Hours.
• Critics frame the film as Aronofsky’s lighter, more mischievous experiment that still carries his visual signatures, used with relative restraint.
• The movie opens in French cinemas on Wednesday, August 27, following assessments that highlight its offbeat neo-noir tone.