Promising Young Woman follow-up Saltburn given opening slot at London film festival

Emerald Fennell's film, starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike, is a tale of privilege and desire' following a young student at Oxford

Saltburn, writer-director Emerald Fennell's follow-up to Promising Young Woman, has been selected as the opening film for the 2023 edition of the London film festival in October, it has been announced.

Starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike, Saltburn is described as a tale of privilege and desire". Its published plot synopsis says: Student Oliver Quick (Keoghan) is struggling to find his place at Oxford University and finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten."