Queer (film)

Queer
Queer
	Teaser poster
Directed by	Luca Guadagnino
Screenplay by	Justin Kuritzkes
Based on	Queer; by William S. Burroughs
Produced by	Luca Guadagnino; Lorenzo Mieli;
Starring	Daniel Craig; Drew Starkey; Lesley Manville; Jason Schwartzman;
Cinematography	Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Edited by	Marco Costa
Music by	Trent Reznor; Atticus Ross;
Production; companies	Frenesy Film Company; The Apartment Pictures; Fremantle North America;
Distributed by	Lucky Red (Italy); A24 (United States);
Release dates	September 3, 2024 (Venice); November 27, 2024 (United States);
Running time	138 minutes
Countries	Italy; United States;
Languages	English; Spanish;
Budget	€48 million

Queer is a 2024 period romantic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes, based on the 1985 novella of the same name by William S. Burroughs. Set in 1950s Mexico City, the film follows an outcast American expat (Daniel Craig) who becomes infatuated with a younger man (Drew Starkey). Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, Henry Zaga, and Omar Apollo also star.

Queer premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2024, where it played in-competition for the Golden Lion.^[3]^[4] It is scheduled to be released in the United States in a limited theatrical release on November 27, by A24.

^ "Queer". BFI. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
^ Armocida, Pedro (28 August 2024). "Alberto Barbera: «La mia Venezia è diversa»" [Alberto Barbera: 'My Venice is different']. Box Office (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
^ "Venezia 81 Competition | Queer". Venice Biennale. 9 July 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ Tartaglione, Nancy; Aboul Kheir, Nada (3 September 2024). "Luca Guadagnino's Queer Earns 11-Minute Ovation At Venice Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 September 2024.