On the Challengers tennis court, three players play: two men and a woman. A classic triangle in which each, from time to time, loves the other and then hates him.
This is the scenario of Luca Guadagnino's latest film, in theaters on April 24th distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. With Sayonbhu Mukdeeprom's calligraphic, sensual photography lingering on sweat and male nudity and a syncopated, blaring experimental score from Oscar winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Challengers goes back and forth over time, following the events of this trio between tennis and love encounters. And this until the final crescendo: the definitive duel between Art and Patrick. Some time has passed since their first meeting, now Tashi Duncan is married to Art, who in the meantime has become a champion thanks to his guidance, but recently the champion has come back from a series of defeats that have made him insecure. In the final match, which is very beautiful, rhythmic (so much so that it makes you want to dance) and epic at the same time, it will be about understanding which couple in the triangle will prevail.