Mia McKenna-Bruce, the breakout star of 2023 hit “How to Have Sex” and this year’s BAFTA Rising Star winner, has been cast in her next major project.
The Brit will star alongside Matt Dillon and Isaach de Bankolé in “The Cry of the Guard” (“Le Cri Des Gardes”), the next feature from French auteur director Claire Denis, taking over from Riley Keough in a lead role.
The film — being produced by French production outfits Curiosa Films and Vixens, with Senegal’s Astou Production and backing from Arte France Cinema — is adapted from Bernard-Marie Koltes’ play “Black
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