By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 6, 2015 11:30 am EST
Here’s the trailer, originally from Apple:
We’ve seen movies of emotional struggle in marriage before, with bigger films of the past couple decades ranging from American Beauty to Revolutionary Road and Blue Valentine or the strange, unique and fascinating The One I Love from last year. This one looks to be a showcase of powerful performances from Pitt and Jolie, one that might be uncomfortably authentic considering the fact that the two stars are actually married in real life.
Since this is just a tease of the drama, we don’t really know what is at the core of their struggles in marriage, but it’s clear that they’re putting it off until they just can’t take it anymore. The supporting cast features Mélanie Laurent, Melvil Poupaud, Niels Arestrup and Richard Bohringer who seem to influence the couple as they attempt to fix their marriage, if that’s even possible.
It might be too early for this kind of prediction, but considering the fall release, Universal is likely hoping that this will be an awards contender, and at the very least it seems like the performances will certainly be in the running for an Oscar or two. But we’ve yet to see what else awards season has in store.
