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World Premiere

In this apocalyptic thriller from award-winning writer and director Sam Esmail (MR. ROBOT), Amanda (Julia Roberts) and her husband Clay (Ethan Hawke), rent a luxurious home for the weekend with their kids, Archie (Charlie Evans) and Rose (Farrah Mackenzie). Their vacation is soon upended when two strangers — G.H. (Mahershala Ali) and his daughter Ruth (Myha’la) — arrive in the night, bearing news of a mysterious cyberattack and seeking refuge in the house they claim is theirs. The two families reckon with a looming disaster that grows more terrifying by the minute, forcing everyone to come to terms with their places in a collapsing world.

Bios

Sam Esmail is a director, screenwriter and producer, best known for his multiple-award-winning series MR. ROBOT starring Rami Malek. After graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Esmail attended the AFI Conservatory’s Directing program where he received his MFA. His feature directorial debut, COMET, which he also wrote, was released through IFC in 2015 and starred Emmy Rossum and Justin Long. Following MR. ROBOT, Esmail directed and executive produced the first season of HOMECOMING starring Julia Roberts, and last year, Esmail executive produced the political thriller GASLIT starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn.