Ariane Labed Joins Ena Sendijarevic’s English-Language Witch Hunt Drama ‘The Possessed’ (EXCLUSIVE)

By Leo Barraclough

Leo Barraclough

International Features Editor

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French actress Ariane Labed, who won the best actress award at Venice for Athina Rachel Tsangari’s “Attenberg,” has boarded “The Possessed,” the third feature from Bosnian-Dutch writer-director Ena Sendijarević. The film will mark Sendijarević’s English-language debut and is expected to round out its international cast in the coming months.

Since breaking out with “Attenberg,” Labed has carved out a reputation as one of Europe’s most distinctive screen presences. Her credits include collaborations with Yorgos Lanthimos on “Alps” and “The Lobster,” Philippe Grandrieux on “Malgré la nuit,” Justin Kurzel on “Assassin’s Creed,” and Lucie Borleteau on “Fidelio l’odyssée d’Alice,” for which she won the best actress award at the Locarno Film Festival and was nominated for a best upcoming César Award. Other film credits include Richard Linklater’s “Before Midnight,” Garth Davis’ “Mary Magdalene,” and “The Souvenir” and “The Souvenir Part II,” directed by Joanna Hogg.

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