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Film by Sam and Andy Zuchero This article is about American film. For the Indian film of the same name, see Love Me (2024 Indian film).

Love Me
Teaser poster
Directed bySam Zuchero
Andy Zuchero
Written by
  • Sam Zuchero
  • Andy Zuchero
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGermain McMicking
Edited byJoseph Krings
Music byDavid Longstreth
Production
companies
  • ShivHans Pictures
  • 2AM
  • AgX
Distributed by
Release dates
  • January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19) (Sundance)
  • January 31, 2025 (2025-01-31) (United States)
Running time92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Love Me is a 2024 American post-apocalyptic romance film written and directed by Sam and Andy Zuchero in their feature directorial debuts, starring Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun.

Plot

A postapocalyptic romance in which a buoy and a satellite meet online and fall in love after the end of human civilization.

Cast

Production

The film is directed by Sam and Andy Zuchero, in their feature length debut. In October 2021, Stewart revealed that she was going to be in a “sci-fi love” story with Steven Yeun. Stewart described it to Entertainment Weekly as "a love story between a satellite and a buoy; it's hard to explain. I hope I don't botch it, because it's a really revolutionarily written script."

Release

The film premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024. In May 2024, it was announced that ShivHans Pictures, which co-produced the film, would release the film in the United States with Bleecker Street with WME Independent acquiring international sales rights to sell at the Marché du Film. It will be released theatrically on January 31, 2025.

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 47% approval rating, with an average rating of 5.80/10, based on 51 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun are appealing leads, but Love Me's admirable narrative reach exceeds its grasp." On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The film won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, presented at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The award was accompanied with a $25,000 cash prize, supplied by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. It is one of the many prestigious Sloan Science in Film Awards.

Added Doron Weber, Vice President and Program Director of the Foundation—"We are delighted to honor Sam and Andy Zuchero's Love Me, an original and wildly imaginative film about the nature of human identity and our connection to each other in a post-human world mediated through artificial intelligence."

References

  1. "Love Me". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. Paul, Larisha (December 6, 2023). "Kristen Stewart's Sci-Fi Romance, Lollapalooza Doc to Premiere". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  3. "2024 Sundance Film Festival Announces 91 Projects Selected for the Feature Films, Episodic, and New Frontier Lineup for 40th Edition". Rogerebert.com. December 6, 2023. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  4. "The Sundance Movies We'll All Be Talking About Next Year". Vulture.com. December 6, 2023. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  5. Marc, Christopher (October 5, 2021). "Kristen Stewart Says She's Starring In A Romantic Sci-Fi Drama With Steven Yeun". The Playlist. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  6. Greenblatt, Leah (October 5, 2023). "The Reign Maker: With Spencer, Kristen Stewart could be crowned queen of awards season". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  7. Lee, Benjamin (December 6, 2023). "Sundance 2024: Kristen Stewart, Saoirse Ronan and Steven Yeun lead lineup". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  8. D'Alessadndro, Anthony (December 17, 2024). "Bleecker Street Sets 2025 Slate With Sundance Title 'The Wedding Banquet', 'The Friend', 'Hard Truths' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  9. "Love Me". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  10. "Love Me". Metacritic. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  11. O'Rourke, Ryan (December 6, 2023). "Two Kristen Stewart Films Lead Sundance's 2024 Festival Lineup". Collider. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  12. Gardner, Chris (January 22, 2024). "Sundance: 'Love Me' Filmmakers Sam and Andy Zuchero Win Jury Prize for Science-In-Film Initiative". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

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