Germany/Italy/Spain/UK/USA
ROSEBUSH PRUNING
111 MIN
2026
A contemporary reimagining inspired by Marco Bellocchio's Fists in the Pocket (1965), exploring family tensions, desire and rebellion.
Cast & Crew
Producers: Viola Fügen, Simone Gattoni, Michael Weber, Vladimir Zemtsov
Director: Karim Aïnouz
Script: Efthimis Filippou
Director of Photography: Hélène Louvart
Production Design: Rodrigo Martirena
Music: Matthew Herbert
Sound: Frank Kruse
Editing: Dávid Jancsó, Ilka Janka Nagy, Heike Parplies
Cast: Callum Turner, Elle Fanning, Jamie Bell, Pamela Anderson
Production: The Match Factory, Kavas Film, Sur-Film
Cast & Crew
Producers: Viola Fügen, Simone Gattoni, Michael Weber, Vladimir Zemtsov
Director: Karim Aïnouz
Script: Efthimis Filippou
Director of Photography: Hélène Louvart
Production Design: Rodrigo Martirena
Music: Matthew Herbert
Sound: Frank Kruse
Editing: Dávid Jancsó, Ilka Janka Nagy, Heike Parplies
Cast: Callum Turner, Elle Fanning, Jamie Bell, Pamela Anderson
Production: The Match Factory, Kavas Film, Sur-Film
Karim Aïnouz
Brazilian film director and visual artist. Born in Fortaleza, Brazil in 1966. Aïnouz's feature debut, Madame Satã, premiered at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2002 Cannes FF. His following films, Suely in the Sky, and I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You, co-directed with Marcelo Gomes, premiered at the Orizzonti of the Venice FF in 2006 and 2009. In 2011, The Silver Cliff was presented in the Directors' Fortnight and won Best Director at the Rio de Janeiro IFF. In 2019, he released The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão. The film was screened at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2019 Cannes FF, where it won the section top prize. In 2021, Aïnouz released his third documentary, Mariner of the Mountains, which followed his search for his Algerian roots in Algiers, the homeland of his father. In 2023, Aïnouz released his English language debut film, Firebrand,as part of the main competition of the 2023 Cannes FF The film follows the final years of Henry VIII's reign and his wife Catherine Parr. In 2024, he went back to the Brazilian Northeast with the erotic thriller Motel Destino, set in his hometown Fortaleza. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes FF, where it competed for the Palme D'Or. Aïnouz followed with Rosebush Pruning (2026), his second English language feature film. Rosebush Pruning had its world premiere at the main competition of the Berlin IFF.
Filmography
Madame Satã (2002), Suely in the Sky (2006), I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You (2009), The Silver Cliff (2011), The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (2019), Mariner of the Mountains (2021), Firebrand (2023), Motel Destino (2024), Rosebush Pruning (2026).
Brazilian film director and visual artist. Born in Fortaleza, Brazil in 1966. Aïnouz's feature debut, Madame Satã, premiered at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2002 Cannes FF. His following films, Suely in the Sky, and I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You, co-directed with Marcelo Gomes, premiered at the Orizzonti of the Venice FF in 2006 and 2009. In 2011, The Silver Cliff was presented in the Directors' Fortnight and won Best Director at the Rio de Janeiro IFF. In 2019, he released The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão. The film was screened at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2019 Cannes FF, where it won the section top prize. In 2021, Aïnouz released his third documentary, Mariner of the Mountains, which followed his search for his Algerian roots in Algiers, the homeland of his father. In 2023, Aïnouz released his English language debut film, Firebrand,as part of the main competition of the 2023 Cannes FF The film follows the final years of Henry VIII's reign and his wife Catherine Parr. In 2024, he went back to the Brazilian Northeast with the erotic thriller Motel Destino, set in his hometown Fortaleza. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes FF, where it competed for the Palme D'Or. Aïnouz followed with Rosebush Pruning (2026), his second English language feature film. Rosebush Pruning had its world premiere at the main competition of the Berlin IFF.
Filmography
Madame Satã (2002), Suely in the Sky (2006), I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You (2009), The Silver Cliff (2011), The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (2019), Mariner of the Mountains (2021), Firebrand (2023), Motel Destino (2024), Rosebush Pruning (2026).
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