Ari Aster to produce The Confessions starring Alexander Skarsgård

Director Ari Aster and producer Lars Knudsen are set to produce a new feature film titled The Confessions through their company, Square Peg. The project is a cautionary psycho-dramedy directed by a Canadian filmmaking trio consisting of Guy Maddin, Galen Johnson, and Evan Johnson.

The cast includes Alexander Skarsgård, Hunter Schafer, Maya Hawke, and Harry Melling. The plot centers on a group of condemned nuns who witness a global love triangle involving a missing sea captain and his poet wife. Filmmakers have described the work as part religio-maritime rough-music psychomachy and part hallucinated saltwater shaming parade.

Production involves Scythia Films and the Canadian company Thin Stuff, with support from Telefilm Canada. CAA Media Finance and WME Independent are managing North American rights, while Charades handles international sales. Elevation Pictures will distribute the film in Canada. No production start date or theatrical release window has been announced.