Mayday Movie Storyline. Ana (Grace Van Patten) finds herself transported to a dreamlike and dangerous coastline. Once there, she joins a female army engaged in a never-ending war where the women lure men to their deaths with radio signals, like 20th century sirens. Though Ana finds strength in this exhilarating world, she comes to realize she is not the killer they want her to be.
Mayday is a 2021 American action drama film, written and directed by Karen Cinorre, in her directorial debut. It stars Grace Van Patten, Mia Goth, Juliette Lewis, Soko and Havana Rose Liu. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2021. In June 2021, Magnolia Pictures acquired distribution rights to the film.
An unusual storm is approaching, and it’s about to change everything for Ana (Grace Van Patten). After a short circuit at her workplace mysteriously transports her to an alternate world, she meets a crew of female soldiers caught in an endless war. Along a strange and rugged coastline, men face the stark truth lurking behind damsels who appear to be in distress. Under the leadership of Marsha (Mia Goth), Ana trains as a sharpshooter and discovers a newfound freedom in this uninhibited sisterhood. She soon senses she may not be the ruthless killer they expect, though, and time is running out for her to find a path home.
Unafraid of pushing cinematic boundaries, writer-director Karen Cinorre stylishly blurs genres and draws us into the unique realm of her remarkable debut, where possibilities multiply and women take control of their own destinies. Both a feminist fever dream and an ambitious reimagining of a war film, Mayday detonates expectations to question where empowerment truly lies—and firmly brands Cinorre as a filmmaker on the rise.
Mayday (2021)
Directed by: Karen Cinorre
Starring: Grace Van Patten, Mia Goth, Juliette Lewis, Soko, Havana Rose Liu, Théodore Pellerin, Zlatko Buric, Frano Maskovic, Blake DeLong, Redd Ochoa, Adrian Pezdirc, Francesco Piacentini-Smith
Screenplay by: Karen Cinorre
Production Design by: Ivan Veljaca
Cinematography by: Sam Levy
Film Editing by: Nicholas Ramirez
Costume Design by: Ola Staszko
Set Decoration by: Branka Radonic
Art Direction by: Vjeran Cengic
Music by: Colin Stetson
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Magnolia Pictures
Release Date: October 1, 2021
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