Guadagnino’s “Queer”

Queer is a 2024 period romantic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes, based on the 1985 novella of the same name by William S. Burroughs. Set in 1950s Mexico City, the film follows an outcast American expat (Daniel Craig) who becomes infatuated with a younger man (Drew Starkey). Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, Henry Zaga, and Omar Apollo also star.

Queer premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2024, where it played in-competition for the Golden Lion. It is scheduled to be released in the United States in a limited theatrical release on November 27, by A24.




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