Mia McKenna-Bruce, the face of Molly Manning Walker’s Un Certain Regard section winning How to Have Sex will take over some big shoes in Riley Keough for the new Claire Denis project set to film in Senegal. With supporting players Matt Dillon and Denis muse Isaach de Bankolé, Le Cri Des Gardes is lining up for production start date soon and will be among our most anticipated for 2026 if it bypasses Venice this year. I’m getting J’ai pas sommeil (1994) vibes.
Written by actress Spring Blossom filmmaker Suzanne Lindon, High Life and Stars at Noon Andrew Litvack and Denis, based on the play Combat de nègre et de chiens by Bernard-Marie Koltès (1980), the story spans one night near a vast construction site in Senegal.… Read the rest
