Synopsis
Promising Young Woman follows Cassie, a med school dropout haunted by a traumatic event from her past, who spends her nights luring predatory men into revealing their true nature. Blending dark comedy with a razor-sharp feminist message, director Emerald Fennell crafts a subversive tale of grief, complicity, and revenge that builds to a shocking, unforgettable conclusion.
Did You Know?
- Carey Mulligan was personally chosen by director Emerald Fennell for the lead.
- The film was shot in just 23 days.
- Fennell wrote the script while pregnant with her first child.
- The costume colors subtly shift darker as the story progresses.
- Paris Hilton's 'Stars Are Blind' plays during a key scene.
Iconic Quotes
- 'Every. Single. Time.' - Cassie
- 'Cassie, you have to move on.' 'Do I? Do I really?'
- 'You know what every woman's worst nightmare is? It's a man.'
- 'Nothing in life is that black and white.' 'Isn't it?'
- 'I'm thirty years old. I've never had a boyfriend. I work in a coffee shop.' - Cassie
