''Inheritance'' is a 2025 American

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directed by

Neil Burger Neil Norman Burger is an Americans, American filmmaker. He is known for the fake-documentary ''Interview with the Assassin'' (2002), the period drama ''The Illusionist (2006 film), The Illusionist'' (2006), ''Limitless (film), Limitless'' (2011 ...

from a screenplay he co-wrote with Olen Steinhauer starring Phoebe Dynevor and

Rhys Ifans Rhys Owain Evans (; born 22 July 1967), known as Rhys Ifans, is a Welsh actor. He has portrayed roles in ''Notting Hill'' (1999), '' Kevin & Perry Go Large'' (2000), and '' Enduring Love'' (2004), in addition to Xenophilius Lovegood in ''Harry ...

. The film was released in theaters on January 24, 2025.

Premise

A young woman is drawn into an international conspiracy after discovering her father is a spy.

Cast

Production

The script was co-written by

and Olen Steinhauer, with Burger directing. The film is produced by Bill Block and Charles Miller, alongside Burger. The film was developed from an idea that Burger had during the

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and is international in scope, but was filmed entirely on an

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. Burger has described using an "experimental style of shooting" in which there "was no wait time for camera set- ups, no makeup checks, or rehearsals. We’d arrive at the location and then immediately shoot as much as we could in the time that we had. It enabled us to travel with a small crew". The cast includes Phoebe Dynevor,

, Ciara Baxendale and Kersti Bryan and also includes Daniel Joey Albright, Mitchell Hochman, Majd Eid, Byron Clohessy, Salim Siddiqui and José Alvarez.

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took place in

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and

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in mid-2022.

Release

The film was released in the United States on January 24, 2025. It made $124,817 in its opening weekend.

Reception

References

External links

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