NZIFF - 100 Nights of Hero

<div>Based on a graphic novel, this dazzling sapphic fable is a whimsical ode to the power of storytelling. In a mythic, medieval society where strict rules govern education, marriage, fertility and fidelity, 100 Nights of Hero plays like a feminist fairytale at a moment where those in power are still desperate to rule over women’s bodies and minds alike. Neglectful husband Jerome (Amir El-Masry) has so far avoided consummating his marriage to innocent bride Cherry (Maika Monroe), but with growing pressure to produce an heir he is given an ultimatum: if Cherry is not pregnant within one hundred days, she will be killed. When Jerome’s beguiling friend Manfred (Nicholas Galitzine) arrives to stay at their secluded castle, what begins as a bet between the men to test Cherry’s loyalty evolves into a tangled spectacle of secrets and seduction between Cherry, Manfred and the couple’s devoted housemaid and gifted storyteller, Hero (Emma Corrin).</div><div><br></div><div>With layered storylines traversing place and time, director Julia Jackman colours this fantastical world with supporting roles from Charli XCX, Felicity Jones and Richard E. Grant, weaving a romantic queer parable and a vivid rallying cry against meddling patriarchal authority. – Amanda Jane Robinson</div>RomancePT1H31MM2026-08-28
Emma Corrin
Nicholas Galitzine
Maika Monroe
Amir El-Masry
Charli XCX
Julia Jackman
Helen Simmons
Stephanie Aspin
Grant S. Johnson
NZIFF - 100 Nights of Hero"NZIFF - 100 Nights of Hero"

Showtimes

September 7, 6:00 pm

State Cinemas