The countries where Kennedy will be available are United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Switzerland
If you still haven’t caught Anurag Kashyap’s globally celebrated neo-noir Kennedy, there is now a way. In a milestone moment for Indian cinema, the film has been selected as the only title from the country to feature in the debut lineup of the Letterboxd Video Store.
On December 10, Letterboxd will officially launch its online film-rental platform, Video Store, featuring a curated mix of acclaimed movies, exclusive Academy Award submissions and festival hits unavailable elsewhere. Video Store is billed as the next evolution of the platform’s mission of film discovery, with movies available across 23 countries for now.
The platform will let its members watch titles on transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) model, free from subscriptions. And nestled among nine hand-picked international films is
_Kennedy_, the thriller that ignited global buzz after its 2023 world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Kashyap, who wrote the film during the lockdown, says, “I am happy that finally the film will be available for the general audience to watch in some parts of the world. It’s one of my most personal films and would love to get the audience feedback and reaction, and I am thankful to Letterboxd for putting it on their new platform. And I am, hopeful that we’ll soon be able to release it in India too as the producers are working on it.”
Starring
Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone, Kennedy is produced by Ranjan Singh, Good Bad Films and Zee Studios. Shot largely at night across Mumbai over an intense 30-day schedule, the film follows an insomniac ex-cop, presumed dead, who continues to work for a corrupt system while seeking redemption.
Singh calls the inclusion a “momentous milestone” for the team, noting that Kennedy has been on an extraordinary global run, travelling to more than 30 film festivals since its Cannes debut.
Says Ranjan, “Yes, it’s a great moment that after traveling to almost 30 festivals across the world, the film will be available to cinephiles in these countries and we are extremely proud as the only Indian film in this line-up. We want to thank Letterboxd for choosing Kennedy and our studio partners Zee Studios for the support that they’ve given to make this possible. We are working together on the India release of the film soon.”
Umesh Bansal, Chief Business Officer, Zee Studios, says “Extremely elated to see Kennedy being talked about very highly in the Overseas market. This is a film, which we are truly proud of. We thank Letterboxd for this opportunity & are awaiting to see the audiences’ response.”
Adds Sophie Shi, Head of Studios, EST N8, who’s facilitated the same, ““We’re proud to help bring Kennedy to audiences through Letterboxd’s first-ever Video Store. EST N8 is committed to elevating bold Asian storytelling globally, and Kennedy embodies that mission. We’re thrilled to see Anurag Kashyap’s powerful film reach even more cinephiles.”
The countries where Kennedy will be available are United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Switzerland.
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