A title like “I Don’t Understand You” could refer to the words literally lost in translation as the core couple of the horror comedy, played by Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells, travel across Europe. Of course, the only real miscommunication seems to stem from their own fraught union amid the pressures of an impending adoption.
“I Don’t Understand You” centers on Dom (Kroll) and Cole (Rannells), a couple on the verge of adopting a baby. The duo embark on an Italian vacation, which they believe could be the perfect opportunity to reconnect before the baby arrives. And yet things soon begin to spiral out of control once they land abroad…
The official synopsis reads: “Lost on the way to dinner, their car gets stuck in a ditch, leaving them stranded in rural nowhere during a torrential downpour. These two Americans, who are used to being catered to, are now in a foreign land with no cell service, zero comprehension of the Italian language, and, as fear takes over, escalating turmoil that could explode at any moment.”
Amanda Seyfried plays the woman whose baby Dom and Cole will be adopting. Morgan Spector has a standout cameo, while Nunzia Schiano, Eleanora Romandini, and Paolo Romano also star. The film premiered at SXSW and later screened at Overlook.
“I Don’t Understand You” is co-written, co-directed, and executive produced by Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig. The film is produced by Joel Edgerton, Nash Edgerton, Kara Durrett, Jessamine Burgum, Jonathan Glickman, with Toby Nalbandian, Gregory Schmidt, Will Greenfield, Ben Shafer, Giovanni Pompili, and Lara Costa Calzado executive producing.
“We’re so happy moviegoers are going to get to see an old school, dark, twisted comedy on the big screen,” Crano and Craig said in a press statement provided by distributor Vertical.
The IndieWire review of the horror comedy praised “I Don’t Understand You” for being “outrageously snappy and unapologetically fun,” deeming the feature a “must-see for anyone who likes queer romance, horror-comedy, and/or hot Italians.”
“Written with instantly clockable authenticity, the queer characters give Kroll and Rannells a unique opportunity to act ever-so slightly against type,” the review from Features Writer Alison Foreman reads.
A Vertical release, “I Don’t Understand You” opens in theaters on Friday, June 6. Watch the trailer below.
