Directed by Guy Nattiv, the drama film ‘The Liberation’ centers on Rita, a woman in midlife haunted by the weight of her past, encounters magnetic young spiritual leader Ricki and leaves her family to follow her to an all-female commune. But when her daughters Ella and Jo arrive unexpectedly and become drawn into the group’s seductive world, Rita is forced to choose between the family she left behind and the life she believes can save her.
‘The Liberation’ stars Carrie Coon (as Rita Cooper), Lily James (as Ricki King), Bella Ramsey (as Ella Cooper), Odessa Young (as Jo Cooper), and Tracy Letts (as Reuben Cooper).
Written by Guy Nattiv and Noa Berman-Herzberg, ‘The Liberation’ is produced by Julia Lebedev, Eddie Vaisman, Oren Moverman, Guy Nattiv, Jaime Ray Newman, Steven Schneider, and Roy Lee, with executive producers Daniel Bekerman, Jordan Hart, Neil Mathieson, Ben Ross, Kent Sanderson, and Rami Yasin. Production companies are Sight Unseen Pictures, Scythia Films, New Native Pictures, and Spooky Pictures.
The film’s cinematography is by Fabian Gamper and Tudor Vladimir Panduru, the editing is by Sabine Hoffman and Yuval Orr, with music by Dascha Dauenhauer.
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Additional cast include Siobhan Williams (as Shine), Maia Michaels (as Sheeva), Sharon Taylor (as Anya), Jaime Ray Newman (as Denise), and John Cassini (as Dr. Solomon).
Bleecker Street will release ‘The Liberation’ in select theaters on November 6, 2026, with a wider theatrical release on January 8, 2027 (nationwide January 15).
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Carrie Coon is most known for The Leftovers, Gone Girl, The Gilded Age, and The White Lotus. Lily James is most known for Cinderella, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, and Baby Driver. Bella Ramsey is most known for Game of Thrones, The Last of Us, and Catherine Called Birdy. Odessa Young is most known for The Daughter, Assassination Nation, and Mothering Sunday. Guy Nattiv is most known for Skin and Golda.
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