Rosebush Pruning

For the horticultural practice, see Pruning.

Rosebush Pruning is an upcoming drama thriller film directed by Karim Aïnouz and written by Efthimis Filippou. It is an English-language remake of Marco Bellocchio's 1965 debut feature Fists in the Pocket. It stars Riley Keough, Callum Turner, Elle Fanning, Jamie Bell, Tracy Letts and Pamela Anderson.

Rosebush Pruning
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Directed by	Karim Aïnouz
Screenplay by	Efthimis Filippou
Based on	Fists in the Pocket by Marco Bellocchio
Produced by	Viola Fügen Michael Weber Simone Gattoni
Starring	Riley Keough Callum Turner Elle Fanning Pamela Anderson
Cinematography	Hélène Louvart
Edited by	Heike Parplies
Music by	Matthew Herbert
Production companies	The Apartment Pictures The Match Factory Sur-Film In Bloom Mubi Fremantle Kavac Film Rai Cinema Metafilms Anna Films Crybaby Films BFI
Distributed by	Vision Distribution (Italy)
Countries	United Kingdom Italy Germany Spain United States
Language	English

Cast

• Riley Keough
• Callum Turner
• Elle Fanning
• Jamie Bell
• Tracy Letts
• Pamela Anderson as The Mother
• Elena Anaya
• Lukas Gage

Production

The film is produced by The Apartment Pictures in partnership with Match Factory Productions, Mubi, Kavac Film and Rai Cinema, and directed by Karim Aïnouz. It is written by Efthimis Filippou and adapted from Marco Bellocchio’s debut feature Fists in the Pocket. Viola Fügen and Michael Weber are producing for The Match Factory, as well as handling sales.^[1]

Kristen Stewart, Josh O'Connor and Elle Fanning joined the cast of Rosebushpruning in May 2023.^[2] In September 2024, it was announced Riley Keough and Callum Turner had replaced Stewart and O'Connor due to scheduling conflicts. Also joining the cast at this time were Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Tracy Letts, Elena Anaya and Pamela Anderson with the title format changing to Rosebush Pruning.^[3][4]

Principal photography began in Spain on September 26 and wrapped November 9, lasting around 35 days.^[5] Shooting locations included Castellterçol, Catalonia.^[6]