Charli XCX’s Secret Movie Revealed: How the Pop Star, Jeremy O. Harris and Director Pete Ohs Shot ‘Erupcja’ During ‘Brat’ Summer (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAngelique Jackson As ‘Brat’ summer raged, Charli XCX snuck away to Poland for a couple weeks in August to make a secret movie with playwright and actor Jeremy O.
Harris and filmmaker Pete Ohs. The film’s title “ERUPCJA” is the Polish word for “eruption” and refers to, of course, the type of violent explosion of molten rock that comes from a volcano, but also any sudden release of pressure or tension.
The story centers on two women with a combustible relationship — one woman is Polish (Lena Góra, star of “Imago,” for which she won best actress at the Gdynia Film Festival, “Roving Woman” and the upcoming Max series “The Easterngate”) and the other, named Bethany (Charli XCX) is visiting the country.
Rounding out the lead ensemble are Harris and Will Madden (who has become something of a muse for Ohs; this is their fourth collaboration as actor and director). “Erupcja” is a city movie, meaning the city of Warsaw, Poland is a character unto itself.
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