"Kiss the Future" is set for a full theatrical run in the US after a deal was finalized by AMC Theatres and Fifth Season.
"Kiss the Future," which features U2's Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton, will debut at select AMC locations beginning on Friday, February 23, with a special early screening on Wednesday, February 21.
The critically acclaimed documentary will also be available to stream later this year exclusively on Paramount+.
"Kiss the Future" is the story of defiance amid the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. The film focuses on a vibrant underground community that used music and art to effect change and garner global attention by ultimately inspiring an American aid worker to reach out to the world’s biggest band - U2 - to help raise awareness of the devastating conflict.
The film follows the band's promise to perform a post-war concert that saw U2 play to over 45,000 local fans in a liberated city, a show that lives on as a joyous collective memory for the people of Sarajevo.
The documentary, which also features Christiane Amanpour and Bill Clinton, had its world premiere at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival and opened the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.
"Kiss the Future" was directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain and produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Sarah Anthony. Bill Carter teamed up with Cicin-Sain for the screenplay that's based on his memoir "Fools Rush In."
“Even in the darkest times, the people of Sarajevo were able to find purpose through playing music, making art, and helping others," said Cicin-Sain. "They did not just survive, they thrived."
Damon commented: “The powerful message of peace is as relevant and important today as it was in September 1997 when Bill Carter and Sarajevan community leaders brought U2 to post-war Sarajevo.
“Artists Equity is proud to bring Nenad’s wonderful, life-affirming film to theater audiences across the United States.”
On February 21, select AMC Theatres across the US will host an exclusive early screening, "Kiss the Future: A Dolby Special Event."
Damon and Affleck will introduce the event while Matt Carey (Deadline) hosts a pre-recorded post-film discussion with director Nena Cicin-Sain, Vesna Andree Zaimovic, and Bill Carter in conversation with U2’s The Edge and Adam Clayton about their personal experiences as part of the extraordinary Sarajevan creative community whose commitment to art and life and the City of Sarajevo was, and continues to be, an inspiration to so many.
Tickets to this special event, presented in Dolby Cinema, are on sale now at AMCTheatres.com or on the AMC Theatres mobile app.
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