The emotional first trailer for Causeway starring Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry was released on Thursday.
The minute-and-a-half long clip did not give away too much of the plot for the A24 film but there were some very poignant scenes between the two actors’ characters.
In it Jennifer, 32, stars as a US soldier named Lynsey who suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home in New Orleans.
Sweet: The emotional first trailer for Causeway starring Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry was released on Thursday
Brian, 40, plays her friend James as they confide in one another as they try to navigate the next phase of their respective lives.
The clip begins with Lynsey and James sitting on a bench as her eyes are wandering before he asks: ‘Hey, you good?,’ she nods and takes a deep breath.
She then goes to the home that she grew up in as their conversation continued in the background.
Tough times: In it Jennifer, 32, stars as a US soldier named Lynsey who suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home in New Orleans
Talented: Brian, 40, plays her friend James as they confide in one another as they try to navigate the next phase of their respective lives
Interesting: The clip begins with Lynsey and James sitting on a bench as her eyes are wandering before he asks: ‘Hey, you good?,’ she nods and takes a deep breath
James tells her: ‘Hey look if it get dark now, you just ride it, okay?
She replies: ‘Yeah. How do I do that?’ and James chuckles.
Later James says, ‘Alright, what’s dark?’ to which Lynsey replies ‘being back here.’
Where the heart is? She then goes to the home that she grew up in as their conversation continued in the background
James tells her: ‘Hey look if it get dark now, you just ride it, okay?
Later James says, ‘Alright, what’s dark?’ to which Lynsey replies ‘being back here’
Sad: There is a scene alluding to Lynsey’s brain trauma as a scene is shown of a doctor showing her images from a brain scan
Scenes of New Orleans are shown as James queries: ‘You don’t got love for this city?’
There is a scene alluding to Lynsey’s brain trauma as a scene is shown of a doctor showing her images from a brain scan.
Lynsey replies, ‘It’s not the city’ leading James to ask ‘Then what is it?’
Making a splash: Swimming pools seem to be a major element in the film as she is shown cleaning one
Stunner: She looked deep in thought as she rocked a navy blue one-piece swimsuit
Jumping in? She seemingly had reservations before stepping into a public pool
Swimming pools seem to be a major element in the film as she is shown cleaning one and then has reservations before stepping into a public one.
The most riveting scene came when Lynsey and James shared an emotional hug during a night swim.
Causeway also stars Jayne Houdyshell, Linda Emond, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Frederick Weller, Russell Harvard, and Will Pullen.
Aww: The most riveting scene came when Lynsey and James shared an emotional hug during a night swim
It was directed by Lila Neugebauer, who was best known for directing episodes for The Sex Lives Of College Girls, Maid, and Room 104 and was written by Luke Goebel, Ottessa Moshfegh, and Elizabeth Sanders.
The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival last month and has received positive reviews with plenty of praise for Jennifer and Brian’s performances.
Causeway is set to stream on Apple TV+ beginning Friday, November 4.
Highly-anticipated: Causeway is set to stream on Apple TV+ beginning Friday, November 4
