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Trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s latest takes you into “HER PRIVATE HELL”

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The controversial director’s latest provocation is coming next month.

Neon will release HER PRIVATE HELL exclusively to theaters July 24. Nicolas Winding Refn directed from a script he wrote with Esti Giordani, and the cast is headed by COMPANION’s Sophie Thatcher (pictured), Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu, Kristine Froseth, Shioli Kutsuna, Aoi Yamada, Dougray Scott, Diego Calva and Hidetoshi Nishijima. The synopsis: “When a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity, a troubled young woman [Thatcher] searches for her father. Her quest collides with an American GI [Melton] on a harrowing odyssey to rescue his daughter from Hell.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).