Pedro Almodovar’s "Strange Way of Life" to World Premiere at Cannes

Pedro Almodóvar’s latest project “Strange Way of Life” will world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Official Selection.

The festival said Almodovar will attend the premiere with his two lead actors, Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Pedro Almodóvar and the filmmaking team.

“Strange Way of Life” is produced by Agustín Almodóvar at El Deseo and marks Almodovar’s second English-language experience, after “The Human Voice” in 2020.

In a statement, Almodovar revealed that the movie’s title “alludes to the famous fado by Amalia Rodrigues, whose lyrics suggest that there is no stranger existence than the one that is lived by turning your back on your own desires.”

Scored by Alberto Iglesias, the western drama revolves around the bond between two men who met when they were young while working together as hired gunmen and reconnecting 25 years later in Bitter Creek.

“Strange Way of Life” also stars Pedro Casablanc, Manu Ríos, George Steane, José Condessa, Jason Fernández, Sara Sálamo, Ohiana Cueto, and Daniela Medina.

The short movie is executive produced by Esther García; Bárbara Peiró, Diego Pajuelo and Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello serve as associate producers.

Maïwenn’s historical drama, “Jeanne du Barry,” starring Johnny Depp as Louis XV, will world premiere on the opening night of the 76th edition of the festival.

Along with “Strange Way of Life,” the festival will feature the screening of a number of anticipated U.S. movies, Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Disney’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”

Ruben Ostlund, the two-time Palme d’Or director of “The Square” and “Triangle of Sadness,” will preside over the jury. The Cannes Film Festival will unveil its Official Selection on April 13.

The 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes due to take place from May 16 to 27.