Kinds of Kindness

Kinds of Kindness is an anthology film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos from a screenplay he co-wrote with Efthimis Filippou. The film stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer.
Kinds of Kindness has its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in May 2024, and released in the United States by Searchlight Pictures on June 21, 2024, and in Ireland and the United Kingdom on June 28, 2024.
== Premise ==
== Cast ==
*Emma Stone
*Jesse Plemons
*Willem Dafoe
*Margaret Qualley
*Hong Chau
*Joe Alwyn
*Mamoudou Athie
*Hunter Schafer
== Production ==
Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou wrote the script for the film, originally titled And, under development with Element Pictures and Film4, and Searchlight Pictures agreed to distribute the film, which Lanthimos would direct as well. Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, and Margaret Qualley were set to star in the film with plans to begin shooting in New Orleans in October. In October 2022, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, and Mamoudou Athie joined the cast. In a February 2023 interview, Hunter Schafer revealed she had "a little cameo" in the film.
Filming took place in New Orleans from October 24 to December 16, 2022. In December 2023, the film was re-titled Kinds of Kindness.
== Release ==
Kinds of Kindness is set to world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in-competition in May 2024. It is scheduled to be released in the United States by Searchlight Pictures on June 21, 2024, and in Ireland and the United Kingdom on June 28, 2024. The film is also set to release in Greece by Feelgood on May 30, 2024 
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== References ==
Category:American anthology films
Category:British anthology films
Category:2024 films
Category:Film4 Productions films
Category:Films directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Category:Films shot in New Orleans
Category:American comedy-drama films
Category:British comedy-drama films
Category:Irish comedy-drama films
Category:Searchlight Pictures films
Category:Films with screenplays by Efthimis Filippou
Category:2020s American films
Category:2020s British films
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