AceShowbiz - Mubi has acquired the rights to Her Private Hell, the eagerly awaited new film from acclaimed director Nicolas Winding Refn. The streaming service secured distribution rights across the U.K., Ireland, Italy, Spain, and Latin America, with release plans to be announced soon.

This marks Refn’s first feature film since his 2016 project The Neon Demon. Set in Tokyo, Her Private Hell is described as a thriller, though plot details remain closely guarded. The film’s cast includes a notable ensemble of actors such as Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets), Charles Melton (May December), Havana Rose Liu (Hal & Harper), Kristine Froseth (The First Lady), Diego Calva (Babylon), Shioli Kutsuna (Deadpool and Wolverine), Aoi Yamada (Perfect Days), and Hidetoshi Nishijima (Drive My Car).

Prior to its premiere, which is rumored to be at the Cannes Film Festival this year, Neon has already pre-purchased the North American rights for Her Private Hell. This continues the strong festival presence of Refn, who has previously premiered films such as The Neon Demon, Only God Forgives (2013), and Drive (2011) at Cannes. Notably, he won the Best Director award at Cannes for Drive.

Over the last decade, Refn has ventured into television, creating projects like the Amazon crime drama Too Old to Die Young (2019), starring Miles Teller, and the dark Danish series Copenhagen Cowboy for Netflix. In an unexpected move, he also produced the children's series The Famous Five (2023) for the BBC and German broadcaster ZDF.

Mubi’s current and upcoming lineup includes several critically acclaimed titles from last year’s Cannes selections, such as Joachim Trier's Oscar-winning Sentimental Value, Kleber de Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent, Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, and Akinola Davies’ My Father's Shadow. The global streamer also recently acquired multiple territories for Markus Schleinzer’s black-and-white period drama Rose, which premiered in Berlin and earned star Sandra Hüller the best actress award.

Fans of Nicolas Winding Refn can look forward to the official release details of Her Private Hell as Mubi prepares to bring this Tokyo-set thriller to audiences across Europe and Latin America later this year.