Overview

• Spike Lee’s 'Highest 2 Lowest' debuted at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, marking the fifth collaboration between Lee and Denzel Washington after a 19-year hiatus.
• Denzel Washington received a surprise honorary Palme d’Or at the premiere, celebrating his decades-long career in cinema.
• The film reimagines Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 thriller 'High and Low,' centering on a rap mogul’s moral crisis during a high-stakes ransom plot.
• Set in modern-day New York, the movie incorporates vibrant elements of hip-hop culture, Knicks fandom, and urban life, with A$AP Rocky portraying the kidnapper.
• The film is scheduled for theatrical release on August 22, 2025, followed by streaming on Apple TV+ starting September 5, 2025.