Sneak Peek: Bel Canto
In Theaters, Friday September 14, 2018
Bel Canto
Roxane Coss (Moore), a famous American soprano, travels to South America to give a private concert at the birthday party of rich Japanese industrialist Katsumi Hosokawa (Watanabe). Just as a handsome gathering of local dignitaries convenes at Vice-President Ruben Ochoa’s mansion, including French Ambassador Thibault (Lambert) and his wife (Zylberstein), Hosokawa’s faithful translator Gen (Kase), and Russian trade delegate Fyorodov (Krupa), the house is taken over by guerrillas led by Comandante Benjamin (Huerta) demanding the release of their imprisoned comrades. Their only contact with the outside world is through Red Cross negotiator Messner (Koch). A month long standoff ensues in which hostages and captors must overcome their differences and find their shared humanity and hope in the face of impending disaster
Starring: Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe, Sebastian Koch, Christopher Lambert
Directed by: Paul Weitz
Produced by: Caroline Baron, Anthony Weintraub, Paul Weitz, Andrew Miano
Screenplay: Paul Weitz, Anthony Weintraub
Cinematography: Tobias Datum
Distributed by: Screen Media Films
Runtime: 102 minutes
Julianne Moore as Roxane Coss, in Bel Canto, ©2018 Screen Media Films.
Ken Watanabe as Katsumi Hosokawa, in Bel Canto, ©2018 Screen Media Films.
Sebastian Koch as Joachim Messner, in Bel Canto, ©2018 Screen Media Films.