Oscar nominee Toni Collette ("Knives Out") and Milly Alcock ("Supergirl", "House of the Dragon") have signed on to star in the Australian survival thriller "Hot Mother". The film is written and directed by Lucy Knox in her feature debut based on her short of the same name which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2020.
The plot follows a mother and daughter who visit a remote wellness spa for the weekend in an attempt to reconnect. But their time together quickly turns into a physical and psychological fight for survival when they get trapped in a sauna where no one can hear their cries for help.
Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish produce for Carver Films and Oscar-winner Alex Coco ("Anora") for Rapt Films. Filming is expected to begin in 2026 in Australia. Bankside Films is handling worldwide sales and co-repping North America with CAA Media Finance ahead of next week's American Film Market.
Collette and Jen Turner will serve as executive producers under Collette's Vocab Films banner. Ruby Monette-Meadow will also executive-produce.
The film will have major production investment from Screen Australia, in association with Screen NSW. Financed in association with VicScreen, local distribution will come from Maslow Entertainment.
McLeish and Shaw had this to say about the project: "As producers with a strong track record of launching Australian filmmakers, we've been aware of Lucy's exceptional talent as a writer-director for many years. She's beyond ready to bring Hot Mother to life for audiences worldwide, with its thrilling screenplay and incredible cast."
Coco added: "Lucy is a filmmaker's filmmaker, exactly the directors that I'm most committed to working with. With our two lead actresses, this film will play wide globally, and introduce a new and fresh voice to the directing game."
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