How do two people know if they’re truly in love? It’s never as simple as it appears to be in your average rom-com. In Christos Nikou sci-fi rom-com Fingernails, a couple knows they are truly in love when a machine tells them so…right after it rips off a fingernail.
Yes, removing a fingernail from each person is part of the process. Hey, there’s a little bit of pain in every loving relationship, right? The film stars Jessie Buckley and The Bear‘s Jeremy Allen White as a couple who undergo the process, only for her to be skeptical of the results. Oscar winner Riz Ahmed plays the third part of this love triangle as her instructor at a love institute.
Sound weird? It’s par for the course from Nikou, who previously directed Apples, another surreal look at human behavior. This is also the second film by Nikou to be exec-produced by Cate Blanchett, who is clearly a fan.
Here’s the synopsis: Anna and Ryan have found true love. It’s been proven by a controversial new technology. There’s just one problem: Anna still isn’t sure. Then, she takes a position at a love testing institute and meets Amir.
Fingernails hits LA and NY on October 27th, followed by Apple TV+ and additional theaters on November 3rd.
