Rooney Mara to Play an ‘Enigmatic, Beautiful, Violent’ Mother in Paris-Set ‘Quest for Love’ From Antonia Campbell-Hughes, HanWay Launching in Cannes

May 7, 2026 2:30am PT Rooney Mara to Play an ‘Enigmatic, Beautiful, Violent’ Mother in Paris-Set ‘Quest for Love’ From Antonia Campbell-Hughes, HanWay Launching in Cannes

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Oscar nominee Rooney Mara is escaping to Paris to explore intimacy, morality and the limits of human connection in the newly-announced feature “Quest for Love,” which she will also exec produce.

The film marks the latest feature behind the camera for Irish actress and writer/director Antonia Campbell-Hughes following her SXSW-bowing directorial debut “It is in Us All” starring Cosmo Jarvis and Claes Bang and the recently-wrapped “High End,” starring Andrea Riseborough, Guy Pearce and Raffey Cassidy.

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