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Toni Collette and Milly Alcock Set for Survival Thriller 'Hot Mother' With 2026 Australia Shoot

The film marks Lucy Knox’s feature debut from her 2020 Berlin-premiered short.

Overview

  • Bankside Films will handle global sales and co-represent North America with CAA Media Finance ahead of the American Film Market.
  • Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish are producing for Carver Films alongside Alex Coco for Rapt Films.
  • The story follows a mother and daughter whose weekend at a remote wellness spa turns into a fight for survival when they are trapped in a sauna.
  • Screen Australia is providing major production investment with support from Screen NSW and VicScreen, and Maslow Entertainment will handle local distribution.
  • Toni Collette and Jen Turner will executive-produce under Collette’s Vocab Films banner, with Ruby Monette-Meadow also serving as an executive producer.