The debut feature by MARÍA MARTÍNEZ BAYONA, tarring REBECCA HALL, GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL, NOOMI RAPACE & BEANIE FELDSTEIN, will be presented in the section CANNES PREMIERE
The supporting cast also includes the Spanish actor David Verdaguer
THE END OF IT, the debut feature by Spanish filmmaker Maria Martínez Bayona, co-produced by THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO with the participation of BBC FILMS, will be presented at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, taking place from May 12 to 23. The film will be screened as a Cannes Premiere Official Selection.
THE END OF IT features a stellar cast including BAFTA and Golden Globe–nominated Rebecca Hall (Peter Hujar’s Day, Resurrection, Christine), Golden Globe winner Gael García Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle, Coco, Y Tu Mamá También), BAFTA-nominated Noomi Rapace (Lamb, Prometheus, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), and Golden Globe–nominated Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart, Lady Bird, How to Build a Girl). The supporting cast also features the Spanish actor David Verdaguer, a two-time Goya Award winner for Verano 1993 and Saben Aquell.
Maria Martínez Bayona directs and writes this futuristic story, set in a near tomorrow, offering a premise as original as it is unsettling. Filmed last year across various locations in the Canary Islands, the film presents a deep human look at the future.
In a near-future world where ageing can be cured and death is now optional, Claire (Rebecca Hall) a former provocative artist approaching her 250th birthday, decides she’s had enough – she wants to die. Her decision stirs conflicts with her husband (Gael García Bernal), daughter (Noomi Rapace) and AI assistant (Beanie Feldstein), revealing the humorous complexity of their relationships. As Claire uses her impending death to reclaim her role as an artist, she is forced to face what it really means to die, to live, and the messy absurdity of it all.
THE END OF IT is produced by Emilie Jouffroy and Kamilla Kristiane Hodøl for Elation Pictures (The Damned), Adrià Monés Murlans for Fasten Films (Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell). Dyveke Bjørkly Graver and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar co-produce for Eye Eye Pictures (Sentimental Values). The film was developed with the support of BBC Film and iFeatures.
Executive producers include JC Acosta and Erika Kennair for THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, Claudia Yusef and Alice Ojha for BBC Film and Ford Corbet, Nathan Klingher and Apur Parikh for Barreling Wave Pictures.
Maria Martínez Bayona is repped by Sayle Screen, Rebecca Hall is repped by WME, Julian Belfrage Associates and attorney Gretchen Rush, Gael Garcia Bernal is repped by WME, Noomi Rapace is repped by Gersh and Luz Eterna, with Kurt Selling negotiating the deal, and Beanie Feldstein is repped by WME, Linden Entertainment and Ocean Avenue.
Bankside Films is handling international sales (excluding Latin America, which is managed directly by THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO DISTRIBUTION, while WME Independent is representing North America).