Wasp Network (film)

Wasp Network
Official release poster
Directed byOlivier Assayas
Screenplay byOlivier Assayas
Based onThe Last Soldiers of the Cold War
2015 novel
by Fernando Morais
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited bySimon Jacquet
Music byEduardo Cruz
Production
companies
  • Orange Studio
  • RT Features
  • CG Cinéma
  • France TV Cinema
  • Nostromo Pictures
  • Scope Pictures
  • Memento Films
  • France 2 Cinéma
Distributed by
  • Memento Films Distribution[2] (France)
  • Wanda Films[2] (Spain)
  • Netflix (Select territories)
Release dates
  • 1 September 2019 (2019-09-01) (Venice)[3][4]
  • 31 January 2020 (2020-01-31) (France)[5]
  • 19 June 2020 (2020-06-19) (worldwide)[5][6]
Running time
123 minutes[1][5]
Countries
  • France
  • Brazil
  • Spain
  • Belgium[1]
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Russian[1]
Budget€10.53 million[7]
Box office$1.4 million[5][8]

Wasp Network is a 2019 spy thriller film written and directed by Olivier Assayas, based on the book The Last Soldiers of the Cold War by Fernando Morais. It stars Penélope Cruz, Édgar Ramírez, Gael García Bernal, Ana de Armas and Wagner Moura. It tells the true story of Cuban spies in American territory during the 1990s.[9][10]

The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 1 September 2019. It was released in France on 31 January 2020 by Memento Films, and was released on 19 June 2020 by Netflix.

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  5. ^ a b c d "Wasp Network (2020) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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  7. ^ "Wasp Network (2020)". JP's Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Wasp Network". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  9. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (30 August 2019). "Venice: Olivier Assayas' 'Wasp Network' Inks Raft of European Sales (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (1 September 2019). "'Wasp Network': Olivier Assayas Says Cuban Spy Drama Was Spied On During Filming – Venice". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 November 2019.