RUMOURS red band trailer has been unveiled ahead of its US premiere at New York Film Festival on 28 September. The film will be released in US and Canada on 18 October, then in the UK on 6 December. Cate Blanchett plays German Chancellor, Hilda Ortmann.

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, RUMOURS follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at the annual G7 summit, where they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. With unexpected, uproarious performances from a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, and Charles Dance, these so-called leaders become spectacles of incompetence, contending with increasingly surreal obstacles in the misty woods as night falls and they realize they are suddenly alone. A genre-hopping satire of political ineptitude, the latest film from incomparable directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson is a journey into the absurd heart of power and institutional failure in a slowly burning world.

Our reaction when the film was screened at Toronto International Film Festival: RUMOURS is bonkers, and an absurdly hilarious movie. Cate Blanchett is not afraid to be silly and has perfect comedic timing. Watching this with Canadian audience who erupted to laughter throughout the movie made it the more delightful experience. It is great to have this as part of Blanchett’s oeuvre.