Co-starring Josh O’Connor, the film from the Call Me By Your Name director is an exploration of ‘love, friendship and male rivalry’
Challengers, the new film set in the world of professional tennis, starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, has secured the high-profile opening film slot at the Venice film festival.
Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the Italian film-maker best known for Call Me By Your Name and Bones and All, Challengers features Zendaya as a player turned coach called Tashi whose husband (Faist) has to play her ex-boyfriend (O’Connor) in a key game. According to the synopsis provided by the festival: “As their pasts and presents collide and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself what will it cost to win.”
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