HOT SPOT will make its world premiere at the 30th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, one of the world’s leading celebrations of genre cinema, ahead of its theatrical release in the United States by Focus Features on August 21, 2026.
Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s futuristic thriller takes viewers to a not-so-distant future in which a sentient artificial intelligence oversees social order. A private detective’s murder investigation soon uncovers a far-reaching conspiracy capable of shaking the digital entity’s unchallenged power. The film stars Andrzej Konopka and Noomi Rapace.
Running July 16 through August 2, Fantasia’s 30th edition will unveil its full lineup in stages, with further titles expected by early July.
Hot Spot will go on to have its Polish premiere later this year, closing out the 26th Tauron Nowe Horyzonty International Film Festival in Wrocław.