If you still haven’t caught Anurag Kashyap’s globally celebrated neo-noir Kennedy, there is now a way. In a milestone moment for Indian cinema, the film has been selected as the only title from the country to feature in the debut lineup of the Letterboxd Video Store
Kennedy to stream on December 10
On December 10, Letterboxd will officially launch its online film-rental platform, Video Store, featuring a curated mix of acclaimed movies, exclusive Academy Award submissions and festival hits unavailable elsewhere. Video Store is billed as the next evolution of the platform`s mission of film discovery, with movies available across 23 countries for now.
The platform will let its members watch titles on transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) model, free from subscriptions. And nestled among nine hand-picked international films is Kennedy, the thriller that ignited global buzz after its 2023 world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Anurag Kashyap on film getting release
Kashyap, who wrote the film during the lockdown, says, “I am happy that finally the film will be available for the general audience to watch in some parts of the world. It’s one of my most personal films and would love to get the audience feedback and reaction, and I am thankful to Letterboxd for putting it on their new platform. And I am, hopeful that we’ll soon be able to release it in India too as the producers are working on it.”
Starring Rahul Bhatt and Sunny Leone, Kennedy is produced by Ranjan Singh, Good Bad Films and Zee Studios. Shot largely at night across Mumbai over an intense 30-day schedule, the film follows an insomniac ex-cop, presumed dead, who continues to work for a corrupt system while seeking redemption.
Singh calls the inclusion a “momentous milestone” for the team, noting that Kennedy has been on an extraordinary global run, travelling to more than 30 film festivals since its Cannes debut.
Says Ranjan, “Yes, it’s a great moment that after traveling to almost 30 festivals across the world, the film will be available to cinephiles in these countries and we are extremely proud as the only Indian film in this line-up. We want to thank Letterboxd for choosing Kennedy and our studio partners Zee Studios for the support that they’ve given to make this possible. We are working together on the India release of the film soon.”
Kennedy`s international run
After it’s outstanding Cannes premiere, the film screened at the Sydney International Film Festival (Australia), Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (South Korea), Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Switzerland), MOTELX – Lisbon International Horror Film Festival, Indie Meme Film Festival (Austin, Texas), Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (Australia), London Indian Film Festival (UK), Fantastic Fest (USA), Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, and the Kolkata International Film Festival, among others.
The countries where Kennedy will be available are United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Switzerland.