100 Nights of Hero is Julia Jackman’s visually striking and sensuous queer fantasy drama, based on Isabel Greenberg’s graphic novel of the same name. Set in a mythical, fairy-tale world, the story follows Cherry (Maika Monroe), who becomes the object of a wager between two domineering men. If her true companion, Hero (Emma Corrin), can tell captivating stories for one hundred consecutive nights — tales centred around the enigmatic Rosa (Charli XCX) — Cherry may be spared from the grasp of men driven by lust, insecurity or childish ego.
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Echoing the narrative structure of classic fable cycles, particularly One Thousand and One Nights, the film reframes the act of storytelling through a contemporary feminist lens. Here, narration is not merely a strategy for survival, but a radical gesture of identity, solidarity and resistance. Blending romance with darker fantasy elements, the film constructs a lush, stylised world where desire, power and self-determination collide.

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Julia Jackman is a British writer-director whose work is characterised by emotional sensitivity, playful tone and strong queer perspectives. Her debut feature, Bonus Track (2023), a high-school coming-of-age story, was praised for its assured direction and character-driven storytelling, earning attention from both young audiences and critics.

With 100 Nights of Hero, her second feature, Jackman takes on an ambitious contemporary comic-book adaptation, combining a remarkable ensemble cast with a richly stylised visual world. The film demonstrates her ability to approach themes of social change, identity and empowerment with both maturity and wit — creating cinema that is politically aware yet imaginative and delightfully playful.

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Director: Julia Jackman
Cast: Emma Corrin, Maika Monroe, Nicholas Galitzine, Charli XCX
Cinematography: Xenia Patricia
Editors: Oona Flaherty, Amélie Labrèche
Music: Oliver Coates
Casting Director: Olivia Grant
Production Designer: Sofia Sacomani
Art Director: Naomi Bailey
Costume Design: Susie Coulthard
Distributor: –
Colour: colour
Run time: 91 mins

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