Rami Malek's 'The Man I Love' Heads to Cannes
Why it matters: The film is the only American feature currently slated to compete for a Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
- MK2 Films has boarded Ira Sachs’ “The Man I Love,” a drama starring Rami Malek, set to premiere at Cannes and compete for the Palme d’Or.
- Rami Malek leads the cast as Jimmy George, an actor dying of AIDS in late '80s New York, with Tom Sturridge, Rebecca Hall, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Luther Ford also featuring.
- Ira Sachs expressed his long-standing admiration for MK2 Films, noting the comfort and pleasure of working with their thoughtful and experienced team on such a personal film.
- Fionnuala Jamison, MK2 Films’ managing director, praised Sachs' cinema for its emotional precision, intimacy, and deep humanity, highlighting the film's expansive and deeply moving quality.
- Big Creek Projects (David Siegel, Scott McGehee, Mike Spreter), along with Myriam Schroeter, Misook Doolittle, and Saïd Ben Saïd for SBS Productions, are producing the film, with WME Independent handling North American sales.
Ira Sachs' highly anticipated film, "The Man I Love," starring Rami Malek and set in late '80s New York, will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival as the sole American feature competing for the Palme d’Or, with MK2 Films securing international distribution rights. The drama explores the life of an actor dying of AIDS, emphasizing creativity as survival among a group of artists and friends.
