Heysel 85 Premiers in Asia at Tokyo Film Festival Ahead of Belgium and UK Releases
Teodora Ana Mihai's drama about the 1985 stadium disaster opens in Belgium on November 18 via Kinepolis and in the UK on November 20 through Icon.
Heysel 85 held its Asian premiere at the Tokyo Film Festival, ahead of its theatrical releases in Belgium and the UK, according to Deadline. The film opens in Belgium on November 18 via Kinepolis and in the UK on November 20 through Icon.
The drama is directed by Teodora Ana Mihai, who co-wrote the screenplay with Lode Desmet and Isabelle Darras. The cast includes Violet Braeckman as Marie and Matteo Simoni as an Italian journalist. Marius Panduru is the director of photography, and Hans Everaert is a producer.
In an interview tied to the Tokyo screening, Mihai said she is working on a fourth feature, currently titled Two Lives. She described it as a chamber piece about two brothers and their families.
The film had its debut in Berlin about eight months before the interview. It centres on the 1985 Heysel Stadium disaster in Brussels, in which 39 people died before the European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus.
Mihai's previous features are Waiting for August (2014) and Traffic (2024).
Quick answers
When does Heysel 85 open in Belgium?
Heysel 85 opens in Belgium on November 18 via Kinepolis.
When does Heysel 85 open in the UK?
The film opens in the UK on November 20 through Icon.
What is Teodora Ana Mihai's next film?
She said she is working on a fourth feature, currently titled Two Lives, described as a chamber piece about two brothers and their families.