A playful and winking exploration of repression and freedom, director Julia Jackman’s visually sumptuous, queer, feminist fable, 100 NIGHTS OF HERO, is set in a mythical fantasy world where patriarchy is law and the people worship a Birdman god. Young bride Cherry (Maika Monroe) can’t understand why her husband hasn’t consummated their marriage, as the law stipulates a harsh penalty for wives who don’t produce children. When dashing young houseguest Manfred (Nicholas Galitzine) arrives, and Cherry’s husband conveniently leaves on business, tensions grow as the newcomer attempts to seduce the childless newlywed, even as her maid Hero (Emma Corrin) runs interference with her storytelling.
Adapted from the graphic novel by Isabel Greenberg and featuring supporting performances from Charli xcx, Amir El-Masry, Richard E. Grant, and Felicity Jones.