SHE IS CONANN Trailer: Bertrand Mandico’s Queer, Feminist Retelling of the Legend Arrives in February

Writer-director Bertrand Mandico (The Wild Boys) debuted his new 35mm queer fantasy, She Is Conann, at Cannes last year. Now, it is making its way to U.S. theaters where it will undoubtedly grab the attention of many cult audiences. Drawing inspiration from Conan the Barbarian, it reimagines the life of the warrior in different stages of her life across eras, myths, and ages. Altered Innocence has released the official U.S. trailer ahead of its release this February.

Here’s the official synopsis:

In a barbaric fantasy sci-fi trip through time, sword-and-sorcery mythology is bent, fractured, and gender-swapped by master visionary Bertrand Mandico in his third feature epic. Six lives, six eras, and six deaths mark Conann’s poetic journey through different incarnations and lesbian loves. Guiding Conann through her many epic lives is Elina Löwensohn (Amateur, Let the Corpses Tan) as Rainer, a Cerberus of many otherworldly dimensions whose paparazzi camera sees all. The perversity of The Wild Boys and the hero’s journey of After Blue (Dirty Paradise) come together in this even greater handmade homage as Mandico ropes in influences as lush as Fellini Satyricon, The Night Porter, The Hunger, and Fassbinder’s entire oeuvre to craft a moving portrait of a warrior trying to find her place while outside of space, time, and meaning. 

She Is Conann arrives in theaters February 2. See the trailer and poster below.

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