Love could be a cutthroat enterprise. Within the new Netflix movie “Truthful Play,” “Bridgerton” star Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich play Emily and Luke, a pair who work at a brilliant intense hedge fund in New York. When one among them will get promoted — and the opposite does not — their relationship is pushed to the brink. Netflix describes the film as exploring “the true value of success,” “the unnerving limits of ambition,” and “the damaging gender dynamics that pit companions in opposition to one another.”
“Truthful Play,” written and directed by Chloe Domont in her function debut, was a serious breakout within the 2023 Sundance Movie Competition; Netflix paid $20 million for the movie, in accordance with Self-importance Truthful. “The factor about this movie is that nobody particular person goes to stroll out of this film feeling the identical means as another person,” Domont instructed the outlet in an interview revealed Aug. 8. “I am right here to slap individuals within the face, strangle them somewhat bit, choke them out. . . . I am excited to open it up as a result of I believe it’s going to stir much more dialog and debate.”
“Truthful Play” is one among Dynevor’s largest tasks since her starring function in season one among “Bridgerton.” This January, she revealed she will not be returning for the third season, which is predicted later this 12 months. She’s additionally set to star within the upcoming spy thriller “Inheritance” and the upcoming movie “Anniversary” with Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, and Zoey Deutch. Ehrenreich, in the meantime, is receiving main reward for his efficiency in July’s “Oppenheimer” and also will seem within the MCU’s “Ironheart” collection.
Forward, here is what to learn about “Truthful Play,” together with when it’s going to be streaming on Netflix.