Justin Kurzel’s political thriller The Order will open the Zurich Film Festival in October with its star Jude Law in attendance alongside the director to receive the event’s Golden Eye Award for his performance and career.
Law plays a FBI agent who dismantles a far-right terrorist cell in the movie, which recently world premiered at the Venice Film Festival and then made its North American debut at Toronto.
The actor will be presented with the award at the Zurich gala premiere for The Order on October 3.
‘Jude Law is an absolute dream guest’, says Zurich Film Festival Artistic Director Christian Jungen. “He is not only the leading actor in the thriller The Orderwhich he carries from A to Z with his charisma, but also the producer.
“Although the film is set in 1983, it revolves around the machinations of right-wing extremist circles in the USA and is therefore highly topical. On the Opening Night, we will be awarding Jude Law a Golden Eye for his career and the great performance in this film – the perfect prelude to a glamorous and significant anniversary edition.”
Across his career, Law has worked with renowned directors such as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Sam Mendes, Sally Potter, Wong Kar-Wai, Terry Gilliam, David Cronenberg, Brady Corbett, Antony Minghella, Paolo Sorrentino, Ron Howard and Wes Anderson.
Landmark credits include The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Cold Mountain (2003), Sherlock Holmes (2009), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), The Young Pope (2016), The Nest (2020) and Firebrand (2023).
Law produced The Order under the banner of Riff Raff Entertainment, his London-based company with longtime creative partner Ben Jackson.
The actor and producer thanked Zurich for inviting The Order as the opening film as well as his career honor
“It is a privilege to join Justin in presenting this story to audiences, the relevance of which speaks for itself,” he said. “I am incredibly proud of the film and the entire team; to receive the festival’s Golden Eye Award is an honour.”
Previous recipients of the Golden Eye Award have included Mads Mikkelsen, Diane Kruger, Eddie Redmayne, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kristen Stewart.
The 20th Zurich Film Festival runs from October 3 to 13.
