Director: Yaniv Raz
Cast: Naomi Scott, Kit Harington, Sonoya Mizuno, Jay Lycurgo, Simon Callow
Set for a global premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, Eternal Return is a奇幻, romantic science fiction drama directed and written by Yaniv Raz. The film stars Naomi Scott as Kas, a woman devastated by the accidental death of her boyfriend, Jim. While in a state of grief and dissociation, she encounters Virgil, a mapmaker played by Kit Harington, and his terminally ill friend Malcolm.
Virgil claims to be creating maps that allow one to travel back in time to significant moments in their life, aiming to help Malcolm alleviate his final regrets by revisiting key locations from his past. Inspired by this journey, Kas seeks to commission a similar map to alter the tragic outcome of Jim's death. As the trio travels through these reconstructed memories, Kas finds herself developing feelings for Virgil, complicating her singular focus on the past.
The narrative explores themes of memory healing and emotional reconstruction, culminating in the revelation that the time-traveling maps are actually a therapeutic fabrication designed to help patients process their lives. Facing this truth, Kas must decide whether to remain trapped in a comforting illusion or embrace reality. The film features music by Chanda Dancy and cinematography by Pier Luigi Gilli Maravasi, with production companies including Macro and BK Studios involved in its creation.
The film is currently in post-release distribution phases following its festival debut.