Justin Kurzel’s political thriller The Order will open the Zurich Movie Competition in October with its star Jude Legislation in attendance alongside the director to obtain the occasion’s Golden Eye Award for his efficiency and profession.
Legislation performs a FBI agent who dismantles a far-right terrorist cell within the film, which lately world premiered on the Venice Movie Competition after which made its North American debut at Toronto.
The actor might be offered with the award on the Zurich gala premiere for The Order on October 3.
‘Jude Legislation is an absolute dream visitor’, says Zurich Movie Competition Inventive Director Christian Jungen. “He’s not solely the main actor within the thriller The Order, which he carries from A to Z together with his charisma, but additionally the producer.
“Though the movie is about in 1983, it revolves across the machinations of right-wing extremist circles within the USA and is due to this fact extremely topical. On the Opening Night time, we might be awarding Jude Legislation a Golden Eye for his profession and the good efficiency on this movie – the proper prelude to a glamorous and vital anniversary version.”
Throughout his profession, Legislation has labored with famend administrators corresponding to Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Sam Mendes, Sally Potter, Wong Kar-Wai, Terry Gilliam, David Cronenberg, Brady Corbett, Antony Minghella, Paolo Sorrentino, Ron Howard and Wes Anderson.
Landmark credit embrace The Proficient Mr. Ripley (1999), Chilly Mountain (2003), Sherlock Holmes (2009), The Grand Budapest Lodge (2014), The Younger Pope (2016), The Nest (2020) and Firebrand (2023).
Legislation produced The Order underneath the banner of Riff Raff Leisure, his London-based firm with longtime inventive companion Ben Jackson.
The actor and producer thanked Zurich for inviting The Order because the opening movie in addition to his profession honor
“It’s a privilege to affix Justin in presenting this story to audiences, the relevance of which speaks for itself,” he stated. “I’m extremely pleased with the movie and the whole staff; to obtain the competition’s Golden Eye Award is an honour.”
Earlier recipients of the Golden Eye Award have included Mads Mikkelsen, Diane Kruger, Eddie Redmayne, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kristen Stewart.
The twentieth Zurich Movie Competition runs from October 3 to 13.
