'The Currents' Curtesy of Kino Lorber Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Kino Lorber has picked up rights for North America for The Currents, a psychological drama from Argentine writer/director Milagros Mumenthaler. Mumenthaler's third feature had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) this year, screening in the Platform section. The drama follows Lina, an accomplished Argentine artist and designer (played by Isabel Aimé González Sola), who has a traumatic experience, a near-drowning, while accepting an award for her fashion career in Switzerland. Back home, the incident continues to haunt her, and her life slowly unravels. She develops an extreme aversion to water and spirals into a post-traumatic numbness. Related Stories Movies Scarlett Johansson Says "It's Hard to Know" the Impact of Her Support for Woody Allen: "It's Important to Stand Up for What You Believe In" Movies The Making of 'Steve': Legendary Photojournalist Don McCullin Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the Netflix Drama (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter's Jon Frosch gave The Currents, a rave review out of TIFF, calling the film "an uncommon mix of stylistic rigor and feeling," that should "help put the movie's gifted writer-director on the radar of cinephiles, arthouse distributors and programmers alike." In his review, Frosch notes the film's most surprising quality "is its generosity, its aversion to cheap shocks, button-pushing or finger-wagging." Kino Lorber will release The Currents theatrically in 2026, followed by a multiplatform bow. "We're thrilled to bring Milagros Mumenthaler's assured third feature The Currents to North American audiences," said Karoliina Dwyer, vp of acquisitions at Kino Lorber, who negotiated the deal with Luxbox Head of Sales Jennyfer Gautier. "[It's] a fascinating, tense character study with stylistic nods to Hitchcock, the film is deliberately paced and nuanced, subtly exploring themes of fear, shame, and trauma. The combined power of Mumenthaler's exceptional filmmaking and Isabel Aimé González Sola's impeccable performance is cinema we are proud to champion." The Currents is an Alina Film, Ruda Cine production. The film is written and directed by Milagros Mumenthaler and produced by Eugenia Mumenthaler, David Epiney, Violeta Bava, Rosa Martínez Rivero. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Woody Allen Scarlett Johansson Says "It's Hard to Know" the Impact of Her Support for Woody Allen: "It's Important to Stand Up for What You Believe In" united kingdom The Making of 'Steve': Legendary Photojournalist Don McCullin Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the Netflix Drama (Exclusive) united kingdom Paul Mescal Reveals His Favorite Cinematic Experience of the Year (and Tells Director: "Call Me!") Zootopia 2 China Box Office: 'Zootopia 2' Opens With Massive $272 Million, Biggest Hollywood Haul in Years The Ballad of Wallis Island 'Pillion' Dominates BIFA Awards, 'Sentimental Value' Wins Best International Film Zootopia 2 Box Office: 'Zootopia 2' Rules Thanksgiving With $156M U.S. Opening, Record-Smashing $556M Globally Woody Allen Scarlett Johansson Says "It's Hard to Know" the Impact of Her Support for Woody Allen: "It's Important to Stand Up for What You Believe In" united kingdom The Making of 'Steve': Legendary Photojournalist Don McCullin Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the Netflix Drama (Exclusive) united kingdom Paul Mescal Reveals His Favorite Cinematic Experience of the Year (and Tells Director: "Call Me!") Zootopia 2 China Box Office: 'Zootopia 2' Opens With Massive $272 Million, Biggest Hollywood Haul in Years The Ballad of Wallis Island 'Pillion' Dominates BIFA Awards, 'Sentimental Value' Wins Best International Film Zootopia 2 Box Office: 'Zootopia 2' Rules Thanksgiving With $156M U.S. Opening, Record-Smashing $556M Globally