The eerie, intense trailer for Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog is here, soon to arrive on Netflix after significant buzz from film festivals around the globe.
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, and Jesse Plemons, the adaptation of Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel of the same name is directed and adapted for the screen by Campion, Palme d’Or recipient for The Piano, and creator and writer of drama series Top of the Lake.
So, what’s it about? Phil Burbank (Cumberbatch) and his brother George (Plemons), wealthy ranchers living in Montana in 1925.
When the brothers meet Rose (Dunst), a widow and restaurant proprietor, Phil bullies her son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee), though they’ll become family. Later, the story takes a sinister turn: Phil continues to behave cruelly, and as the trailer shows, he then appears to take Peter under his wing. But is it sincere or just a continuation of his cruelty?
The Power of the Dog will be available on Netflix on Dec. 1.
