A24’s second trailer for the Sundance Film Festival hit Love Lies Bleeding is gritty and gripping, revealing more of the relationship between Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian’s characters. The R-rated romantic thriller currently sits at 90% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and is scheduled to open in limited release on March 8, 2024, followed by a wide release on March 15th.
In addition to Stewart and O’Brian, the cast includes Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Dave Franco, and Ed Harris. Saint Maud‘s Rose Glass directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Weronika Tofilska. Andrea Cornwell and Oliver Kassman served as producers.
“So often romantic love is held up as the ultimate aspiration, the thing that will transform you for the better, but the reality is more complicated,” explained writer/director Glass. “Love Lies Bleeding plays around in that gray area – the self-serving, parasitic qualities of love and the ways it can make you feel excited, sick, and terrified all at the same time.”
A24 released this description of Love Lies Bleeding:
“From Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.”
