Wounds (film)

Wounds is a 2019 psychological horror film written and directed by Babak Anvari, based on the novella The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud. It stars Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson, Zazie Beetz, Karl Glusman and Brad William Henke.

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019.

Premise
The story follows a New Orleans bartender whose life begins to unravel after a series of disturbing and inexplicable events begin to happen when he picks up a phone left behind at his bar.

Cast

 * Armie Hammer as Will
 * Dakota Johnson as Carrie
 * Zazie Beetz as Alicia
 * Karl Glusman as Jeffrey
 * Brad William Henke as Eric
 * Jim Klock as Patrick
 * Luke Hawx as Marvin
 * Kerry Cahill as Rosie
 * Terrence Rosemore as Duane Cross

Production
In February 2018, it was announced Armie Hammer had been cast in the film, with Babak Anvari writing and directing the film. Megan Ellison, Christopher Kopp, and Lucan Toh will produce the film under their Annapurna Pictures, AZA Films, Two & Two Pictures banners, respectively. In March 2018, Dakota Johnson and Zazie Beetz joined the cast of the film. In April 2018, Karl Glusman,  Brad William Henke and Jim Klock joined the cast.

Filming
Principal photography began on April 4, 2018, in New Orleans.

Release
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019. It will also screen at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on May 22, 2019. The film was scheduled to be released on March 29, 2019. However, it was pulled from the schedule. Netflix will distribute the film internationally.

Critical reception
Wounds received mixed reviews from film critics. It holds a 55% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 22 reviews, with a weighted average of 5.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Wounds isn't without its creepy-crawly charms, but they -- and the efforts of a talented cast -- get squished by a story that never quite gets completely under the skin." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 50 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".