Promising Young Woman | |
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Directed by | Emerald Fennell |
Written by | Emerald Fennell |
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Cinematography | Benjamin Kračun |
Edited by | Frédéric Thoraval |
Music by | Anthony Willis |
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Distributed by | Focus Features (United States) Universal Pictures (Select territories) Sky Cinema NOW[a][2] (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Countries | United States United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $10 million[3][4] |
Box office | $18.9 million[5] |
Promising Young Woman is a 2020 film written, directed, and co-produced by Emerald Fennell in her feature directorial debut. It stars Carey Mulligan as a troubled young woman haunted by a traumatic past as she navigates balancing forgiveness and vengeance, with Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Chris Lowell, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, and Connie Britton in supporting roles. It incorporates film genres including black comedy, crime drama, feminist film, rape and revenge, and vigilante thriller.[6][7][8][9]
Promising Young Woman had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 25, 2020, by Focus Features. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Fennell's direction, screenplay and Mulligan's performance, and it has grossed over $20 million worldwide. The film won Best Original Screenplay at the 93rd Academy Awards, with additional nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Mulligan), and Best Film Editing. Fennell also won Best Original Screenplay at the Critics' Choice Awards, Writers' Guild Awards, and British Academy Film Awards.
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