The World to Come

The World to Come
The World to Come
	Release poster
Directed by	Mona Fastvold
Screenplay by	Ron Hansen; Jim Shepard;
Based on	"The World to Come"; by Jim Shepard
Produced by	Pamela Koffler; David Hinojosa; Casey Affleck; Whitaker Lader; Margarethe Baillou;
Starring	Katherine Waterston; Vanessa Kirby; Christopher Abbott; Casey Affleck;
Cinematography	Andre Chemetoff
Edited by	Dávid Jancsó
Music by	Daniel Blumberg
Production; companies	Killer Films; Sea Change Media; M.Y.R.A. Entertainment; Yellow Bear Films; Hype Film; Ingenious Media;
Distributed by	Bleecker Street
Release dates	September 6, 2020 (Venice); February 12, 2021 (United States);
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$205,878

The World to Come is a 2020 American historical drama film directed by Mona Fastvold from a screenplay by Ron Hansen and Jim Shepard, based on Shepard's 2017 short story of the same name. It stars Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Christopher Abbott, and Casey Affleck, and follows two neighboring couples battling hardship and isolation in mid-19th-century United States.

The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2020, where it won the Queer Lion award for best LGBTQ-themed film at the festival. The film was released in the United States by Bleecker Street in select theaters on February 12, 2021, and on premium video on demand on March 2.