The Israeli director has described his new feature as his “most personal film” to date, drawn from his own grandmother’s real-life entanglement with a sinister cult.
Guy Nattiv made Venice Fest history in 2023 when Tatami — the first feature ever co-directed by an Israeli and an Iranian, made with Zar Amir Ebrahimi world-premiered in the Orizzonti competition.
Shot in British Columbia last summer, the 1980s-set thriller stars Carrie Coon as Rita, a mother who abandons her family for an all-female commune run by a radiant young guru (Lily James).
Bella Ramsey and Odessa Young play the daughters who stage a rescue mission.
Bleecker Street, which released Nattiv’s Golda, starring Heloen Mirren, holds U.S. rights and plans a late 2026 theatrical release.






