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Oscar-nominated actors Sandra Hüller (“Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Zone of Interest”) and Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”) are set to star in Goran Stolevski’s “True-ish,” a satirical drama which marks his follow-up to “Housekeeping for Beginners.”
Charades and New Europe Film Sales have acquired international rights to “True-ish,” while UTA Independent Film Group will represent North American rights. The hot project will be presented to buyers at the Cannes Film Market.
Currently in production, “True-ish” follows Janet Paine, a well-intentioned but deeply insecure Manhattan PR executive with a specialty for smear campaigns. “A toxic build-up of stress, alcohol and miscommunication leads to her relocation to the Balkans for a job that sounds noble — director of outreach at a ‘peace lab’ — but in reality involves generating fake news to target political regimes on the fringes of the EU,” the film’s synopsis reads. “Desperate to make amends for past mistakes and show initiative, she ends up staging footage of atrocities that gets her into deeper and deeper trouble, with serious international consequences.”
A Macedonian-Australian director known for his distinctive storytelling, Stolevski was part of Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch in 2022. His most recent film “Housekeeping for Beginners” won a prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2023. His feature debut “You Won’t Be Alone” premiered at Sundance in 2022 and represented Australia in the Oscar race, while his sophomore outing “Of an Age” kicked off Melbourne Film Festival.
Stolevski’s longtime partners Kristina Ceyton and Samantha Jennings of Causeway Films (“The Babadook,” “Talk to Me”) are producing the film. “True-ish” will shoot in Eastern Europe in early 2026. The film will be financed with support from Australian and European federal and state funding agencies and local tax incentives.
“‘True-ish’ represents the perfect combination of Causeway’s consistent aims to support outstanding talent and produce bold independent films with great breakout potential,” the producers said.
Ceyton and Jennings called Goran “one of Australia’s most exciting filmmaking voices,” adding: “We’re honored to see us collaborating for a fourth time, together with such a powerhouse cast, to deliver a film that’s as poignant and relevant as it is deeply moving and wildly humorous.”
Charades and New Europe Film Sales called it a “thrill” to bring to life “this rollercoaster and hilarious film with such dedicated cast and crew.” They added that they’re “big fans of Goran’s fresh take on a subject matter and his filmmaking approach to the story — rooting for him all the way!”
Hüller, represented by UTA and Agentur Schneider, recently wrapped shooting “Project Hail Mary” alongside Ryan Gosling and the untitled Alejandro Iñárritu film starring Tom Cruise.
Domingo is represented by WME and Liebman Entertainment and will next be seen in Gus Van Sant’s “Dead Man’s Wire” and Edgar Wright’s “Running Man.” Domingo is also about to begin production on the untitled Steven Spielberg film opposite Emily Blunt. Stolevski is represented by UTA.
Charades is at Cannes with Julia Ducournau’s “Alpha” and Dominik Moll’s “Dossier 137” playing in competition, as well as Harris Dickinson’s “Urchin” playing at Un Certain Regard.
