Rich Flu
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Movie Details
| Original title | La fiebre de los ricos |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Release date | October 6, 2024 (Sitges Film Festival, Spain) October 7, 2024 (Beyond Fest, United States) January 24, 2025 (Spain) |
| Running time | 1hr 56min |
| Starring | Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rafe Spall, Lorraine Bracco, Jonah Hauer-King, Timothy Spall |
| Directed by | Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia |
| Written by | Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, Pedro Rivero, David Desola, Sam Steiner |
| Produced by | Pablo Larraín, Juan de Dios Larraín, Adrián Guerra, Núria Valls, Carlos Juárez, Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, Albert Soler |
| Cinematography by | Jon D. Domínguez |
| Edited by | Haritz Zubillaga |
| Music by | Aránzazu Calleja |
| Casting by | Alejandro Gil, Judith López, Hannah Ashby Ward |
| Production Design by | Laia Colet |
| Art Direction by | Pere Carreras, Lu Mascaró |
| Costume Design by | Azegiñe Urigoitia, Berta Vallvé |
| Production Company | Fabula Nostromo Pictures Basque Films Mamma Team |
| Distributor | Filmax |
Cast & Characters
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- Lorraine Bracco
- Timothy Spall
- Rafe Spall
- Jonah Hauer-King
- César Domboy
- Alexandra Masangkay as Miharu
- Richard Sammel
- Dixie Egerickx
- Michael John Treanor as Private James
- Greg Orvis
- Philip Schurer as Producer 1
- Anarosa Butler as TV Reporter
- Eric Goode as WHO Director
- Diogo Sales as Saulo
- Bernard Bullen as Japan News Network Host
- Nick Dutton as Taxi Driver
- Oliver Ritchie as Assistante
- Inge Ladd as British Woman
- Maarten Swaan as RAI 2 news anchor
- Jane Murphy as Business woman
- Colin Morgan as Producer 2
- Nick Devlin as Auctioneer
- Elena Sanz
- Mark Kitto as Man with Moustache
- Manuel Soro as Italian Official
- Colin Mcleod as Burly Man
- Marius Praniauskas as Director 2
- Beth Cohen as Azteca Host
- Robert Bishop as CNN Host 1
- Toni Engonga as Militiar soldier
- Emmanuel Daizo as Reparto
- James Nield as Buckingham Guest
- Michael T. Dozie as Director 1
- James Giblin as Tracksuit Man
- Clara Ingold as Mother Thelema
- Brian Lehane as John
- Bruin Chan as Filmmaker 3
- Brendan McNamee as Bearded man
- Manuel Ortega Romero as Buckingham Guest
- Ivan de Lucas as Italian Official
- Dayana Esebe
- Ana Caleya as Faustina
- Paola Tarantino as Italian soldier
- Iván Ros as Health Worker
Storyline
Explores how far people would go to save themselves when the wealth that made the world go round then becomes its most dangerous commodity after a strange disease threatens to kill anyone with any sort of fortune.
About Rich Flu Movie
Rich Flu (Spanish: La fiebre de los ricos) is a Spanish film written, directed, and produced by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia. The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rafe Spall, Lorraine Bracco, Jonah Hauer-King, and Timothy Spall.
The film was first announced at the European Film Market in February 2022, with Rosamund Pike initially set to star. By April, Sierra/Affinity had secured distribution deals with several international partners, and in May, Daniel Brühl and Macaulay Culkin joined the cast.
Production officially began in November 2022, with actors spotted on set. However, in February 2023, it was revealed at the European Film Market that Pike, Brühl, and Culkin had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. Filming took place across multiple locations, including Barcelona, Fuerteventura, and Senegal. In April 2024, Jonah Hauer-King confirmed that he had completed the ADR sessions for the film.
Rich Flu Release Date
The film screened for distributors, but not the general public, at the Scotiabank Theatre Toronto as part of the Toronto International Film Festival’s Industry Selects program on September 6, 2024. It had its world premiere at the 57th Sitges Film Festival on October 6, 2024. The film was theatrically released by Filmax in Spain on January 24, 2025.
