The Drama (2026)

	Directed by: Kristoffer Borgli	COUNTRY USA Genre Drama/Romance/ Comedy NORWEGIAN TITLE The Drama RUNNING TIME 105 minutes
	Produced by: Lars Knudsen Ari Aster Tyler Campellone
	Written by: Kristoffer Borgli

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Emma Harwood	Zendaya	½
Charlie Thompson	Robert Pattinson	½
Rachel	Alana Haim	½
Mike	Mamoudou Athie
Misha	Hailey Benton Gates
Pauline	Sydney Lemmon	-
Alice	Hannah Gross	-
Sam	Anna Baryshnikov	-

Review

Kristoffer Borgli has a peculiar view of the world and the people in it, but unlike the threadbare 'quirky' archetypes you often find in black comedies and indie dramedies, his characters in The Drama feel almost unpleasantly authentic. They stutter, fumble and often struggle not only to articulate their emotions, but also to identify what they actually feel about the situations and dilemmas they find themselves in. Despite dealing with some bombastic themes, The Drama offers no simple solutions or conclusions. Or rather, it offers an emphatic appeal for us to avoid simple conclusions and overreaction at all costs. Borgli takes elegant jabs at modern hyperbole, American gun laws, and certain established institutions and traditions. Still, The Drama never feels like it's out to get anyone. At its core, this is a love story – and ultimately quite a beautiful one. Zendaya and Robert Pattinson demonstrate their talent through somewhat atypical roles for both. Their stripped-down, unpolished performances here somehow feel closer to their true selves than anything they have done in the past. They lay themselves bare, for us and each other. The Drama is further proof that Borgli has established himself as one of the most pronounced new voices in film. Even when his pictures don't fully gel, they are infinitely intriguing both cinematically and psychologically.