The Trouble with Jessica
The Trouble with Jessica is a 2023 British satirical dark
comedy film starring Shirley Henderson, Alan Tudyk, Rufus Sewell, Indira Varma and Olivia Williams.
Premise
Two upper middle class British couples find themselves having to hide a dead body in order to protect the value of the property that is about to be sold.Cast
- Shirley Henderson as Sarah
- Alan Tudyk as Tom
- Rufus Sewell as Richard
- Olivia Williams as Beth
- Indira Varma as Jessica
- Anne Reid as Miranda
- Sylvester Groth as Klaus
Production
The film is directed by Matt Winn and is written by James Handel and Matt Winn. It is produced by Sarah Sulick for Bright Pictures, Yes Repeat No, Relevate Ventures. Filming took place in London in 2022. A first trailer was released in February 2023.Henderson said she was attracted to the project by the writing, describing it as "lovely writing. It’s dark, cutting, sharp humour, and not necessarily comfortable humour, but it makes you laugh".
Release
The film was shown at the Dinard Film Festival in September 2023. The film had its North American premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January 2024.It has a UK cinema release date of 5 April 2024.