8月9日，2026年韩国羽毛球大师赛落下帷幕，中国队以2金1银收官。 Anurag Kashyap’s neo-noir Kennedy achieved a huge feat recently. In a milestone moment for Indian cinema, the film has been selected as the only title from the country to feature in the debut lineup of the Letterboxd Video Store. On December 10, Letterboxd officially launched its online film-rental platform, Video Store, featuring a curated mix of acclaimed movies, exclusive Academy Award submissions, and festival hits unavailable elsewhere.
The platform will let its members watch titles on a transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) model, free from subscriptions. And nestled among nine hand-picked international films is Kennedy, which had its world premiere in 2023 at the Cannes Film Festival.
Kashyap, who wrote the film during the lockdown, says, “I am happy that finally the film will be available for the general audience to watch in some parts of the world. It’s one of my most personal films and would love to get the audience feedback and reaction, and I am thankful to Letterboxd for putting it on their new platform. And I am, hopeful that we’ll soon be able to release it in India too as the producers are working on it.
Kennedy stars Rahul Bhatt and Sunny Leone. Shot largely at night across Mumbai over an intense 30-day schedule, the film follows an insomniac ex-cop, presumed dead, who continues to work for a corrupt system while seeking redemption.
Producer Ranjan Singh adds, “Yes, it’s a great moment that after travelling to almost 30 festivals across the world, the film will be available to cinephiles in these countries and we are extremely proud as the only Indian film in this line-up. We want to thank Letterboxd for choosing Kennedy and our studio partners, Zee Studios for the support that they’ve given to make this possible. We are working together on the India release of the film soon.”
After its Cannes premiere, the film screened at the Sydney International Film Festival (Australia), Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (South Korea), Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Switzerland), MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival, Indie Meme Film Festival (Austin, Texas), Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (Australia), London Indian Film Festival (UK), Fantastic Fest (USA), Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, and the Kolkata International Film Festival, among others.
The countries where Kennedy will be available are the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Switzerland.
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B | 由于主力选手需备战即将在印度举行的羽毛球世锦赛，中国队在本次韩国大师赛以年轻球员主打。
C | 男单的胡哲安、朱轩辰、董天尧，女单选手韩千禧、徐文婧，以及胡珂源和林祥毅、罗意和王汀戈、高家炫和吴梦莹等几对双打组合均参赛。前几轮比赛，中国队在部分单项受到对手的强力冲击，多位球员被淘汰出局，男双更是全军覆没。在澳门赛夺得男单冠军的胡哲安和朱轩辰顺利跻身八强，董天尧以0-2不敌马来西亚队的詹俊为，孙超负于日本选手冲本优大。女单方面，韩千禧成为唯一一位晋级八强的中国选手，徐文婧以1-2惜败于韩国队的金佳蓝。女双组合罗意和王汀戈、混双组合高家炫和吴梦莹均战胜各自对手，获得八强门票。相比之下，男双依然是国羽最为薄弱的一环。林一凡和杨佳峄在与日本组合目崎骏太郎、奥优汰的比拼中连丢两局，惨遭淘汰。另一对组合胡珂源和林祥毅是教练组重点培养的两位新人，曾在亚青赛夺冠。然而本站比赛的表现让人大跌眼镜，同样无缘八强。不少球迷评论，“男双组必须换教练！”“两对组合都输给了日本队，看得心里堵得慌。”“小将加油吧，机会抓不住，以后就未必给你机会了。”半决赛中，朱轩辰鏖战三局战胜詹俊为，生涯首进巡回赛决赛。韩千禧以2-1击败韩国选手金佳蓝，罗意和王汀戈同样以2-1逆转韩国组合金裕贞和李幽琳。
D | 混双独苗高家炫和吴梦莹不敌日本队的渡边勇大和田口真彩，止步四强。最后一个比赛日，国羽三项冲金。率先登场的韩千禧在先胜一局的情况下被印度选手查莉哈逆转，获得女单亚军。男单决赛，朱轩辰不负众望，以2-0横扫韩国人俞泰彬，获得冠军。女双组合罗意和王汀戈在决赛中以2-1战胜泰国队的本雅帕和伦塔卡恩，帮助中国队圆满收官。
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