You Won't Be Alone

You Won't Be Alone is a 2022 internationally co-produced horror film, written and directed by Goran Stolevski, in his directorial debut. It stars Noomi Rapace, Anamaria Marinca, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta, Félix Maritaud and Sara Klimoska. The film was released in theatres on 1 April 2022.[4]

You Won't Be Alone
Official release poster
Directed byGoran Stolevski
Written byGoran Stolevski
Produced by
  • Kristina Ceyton
  • Sam Jennings
Starring
CinematographyMatthew Chuang
Edited byLuca Cappelli
Music byMark Bradshaw[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byFocus Features
Release dates
  • January 22, 2022 (2022-01-22) (Sundance)
  • April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Australia
  • United States
LanguageMacedonian
Box office$264,055[2][3]

The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival's World Cinema Dramatic Competition section, on January 22, 2022.

Synopsis

Deadline described the film's premise as "Set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, pic follows a young witch who is left to go feral in the woods. Curious about life as a human, she accidentally kills a peasant in the village, then takes her shape to see what life is like in her skin. This ignites her deep-seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others. The witch will be played by different actors and the film will include an old Macedonian dialect."[5]

Cast
  • Sara Klimoska as Nevena
    • Leontina Bainović as Young Nevena
  • Anamaria Marinca as Maria
  • Alice Englert as Biliana / Nevena #4
    • Anastasija Karanovich as Young Biliana
      • Sofija Jeremić as Biliana's Mother
      • Daniel Kovacević as Biliana's Father
      • Senka Kolozova as Biliana's Grandmother
      • Jelena Velkovski as Biliana's Sister-in-Law
  • Félix Maritaud as Jovan
    • Danilo Savić as Young Jovan
  • Carloto Cotta as Boris / Nevena #3
    • Milena Nikolić as Boris' Wife
    • Branislav Cubrilo as Boris' Father
  • Noomi Rapace as Bosilka / Nevena #2
    • Jasmina Avramović as Bosilka's Mother-in-Law
  • Arta Dobroshi as Stamena
    • Artan Sadiku as Stamena's Husband
  • Predrag Vasić as Groom
    • Verica Nedeska as Groom's Mother
    • Nikola Marković as Groom's Father
  • Mladen Vuković as Stojan
    • Djordje Zivadinović Grgur as Young Stojan
  • Djordje Misina as Miroslav
  • Irena Ristić as Elica
  • Kamka Toćinovski as Joana
  • Viktorija Jakovljević as Little Girl
  • Marija Opsenica as Ur-Witch
  • Miloš Pantić as Dusan
  • Teodor Vinćić as Vladimir
  • Nikola Ristanovski as Milan
  • Amini Cishugi as Himself
  • Veselina Mihajlović as Midwife
  • Djordje Koćić as Woodcutter

Production

In December 2020, it was announced Noomi Rapace, Anamaria Marinca, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta, Félix Maritaud and Sara Klimoska had joined the cast of the film, with Goran Stolevski directing from a screenplay he wrote, with Focus Features set to distribute.[5] Principal photography concluded by December 2020.[6]

Release

The film premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2022 in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section,[7] to be followed by a theatrical release in the U.S. on 1 April 2022.

Reception

Box office

In the United States and Canada, the film earned $124,750 from 147 theaters in its opening weekend.[8] It added $49,750 (a drop of 60%) in its second weekend.[9]

Critical response

The film received critical acclaim from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 106 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The website's consensus reads, "Although it may strike some as too artsy for its own good, You Won't Be Alone puts a thoughtfully fresh spin on familiar horror tropes."[10]

References
  1. You Won't Be Alone Sundance
  2. "You Won't Be Alone". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  3. "You Won't He Alone". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. Goldsmith, Jill (November 19, 2021). "Focus Features Sets Supernatural Horror Thriller 'You Won't Be Alone' For Jan. 2022 Release". Deadline Hollywood.
  5. Wiseman, Andreas (December 9, 2020). "Focus Features Boards Supernatural Horror 'You Won't Be Alone' From 'The Babadook' Producer; Noomi Rapace, Anamaria Marinca & Alice Englert Among Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  6. "Australian Supernatural Horror You Won't Be Alone Wraps in Serbia, Snapped Up by Focus Features". FilmInk.au. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  7. D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 9, 2021). "Sundance 2022: Hybrid Festival Sees Princess Diana, Michael Kenneth Williams, Dakota Johnson, Bill Cosby, NYC Rock'n'Roll & Regina Hall Fill Lineup". Deadline. Retrieved December 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Domestic 2022 Weekend 13". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  9. "Domestic 2022 Weekend 14". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  10. "You Won't Be Alone". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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