Cape Town – Director Sofia Coppala returns to cinema with a remake of the 1971 thriller The Beguiled.
Based on the novel by Thomas P Cullinan the original starred Clint Eastwood in the lead role.
This time around Colin Farrell will play John, a wounded soldier who ends up at a secluded school for girls.
Nicole Kidman plays headmistress Martha who along with a teacher Edwina (Kirsten Dunst) and student Carol (Elle Fanning) nurse him back to health.
But things soon take a sinister turn as themes of seduction, repressed sexuality, and, vengeance come forth.
Watch the trailer here: