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Paper Tiger

2026 115 min English R

“All debts are paid in blood.”

Two brothers become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navigate their way through the dangerous world of the Russian mafia, family bonds begin to fray with life-altering consequences.

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Cast

23 people

James Gray Director · Christopher Spelman Composer

Budget $15M · United States release November 13, 2026 · Produced in United States, Brazil, Italy, Cyprus, France, United Kingdom, Qatar

Box office

Budget

$15,000,000

Production

R

RT Features

Production

L

Leone Film Group

Production

K

Keep Your Head Productions

Production

V

Vixens

Production

J

Jury Rigged Pictures

Production

V

Vice Pictures

Production

M

Mid March Media

Production

L

L.E.A.F. Entertainment

Production

L

Lotus Production

Production

B

BNF Capital

Production

S

Streamline Global

Production

F

Film Committee at Media City Qatar

Production

N

Neon

Studio

United States · Brazil · Italy · Cyprus · France · United Kingdom · Qatar

Produced in

Languages

Original language

English

Spoken on screen

English

Release dates

France · May 16, 2026

Premiere · Cannes Film Festival

United States · November 13, 2026

Limited theatrical

United States

September 25, 2026 · Premiere · New York Film Festival

October 3, 2026 · Premiere · Beyond Fest

October 4, 2026 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival

October 5, 2026 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival

October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Orcas Island Film Festival / Philadelphia Film Festival

October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Middleburg Film Festival

October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival / Newport Beach Film Festival / Santa Fe International Film Festival / Montclair Film Festival

October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Virginia Film Festival

October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival

October 26, 2026 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival

October 31, 2026 · Premiere · Miami Film Festival GEMS

November 4, 2026 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival

November 6, 2026 · Premiere · GuadaLAjara Film Festival

November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Coronado Island Film Festival

November 11, 2026 · Premiere · Loft Film Fest

November 18, 2026 · Premiere · Key West Film Festival

November 20, 2026 · Theatrical

Argentina

November 6, 2026 · Premiere · Mar del Plata International Film Festival

January 7, 2027 · Theatrical

Australia

June 14, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival

August 15, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival

October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival

October 25, 2026 · Premiere · Capital Film Festival

November 25, 2026 · Premiere · Jewish International Film Festival

Austria

October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival

Belgium

October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Film Fest Gent

November 25, 2026 · Theatrical

Brazil

October 14, 2026 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival

November 1, 2026 · Premiere · Recife International Film Festival

January 7, 2027 · Theatrical

Canada

September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Calgary International Film Festival

October 1, 2026 · Premiere · Edmonton International Film Festival

October 4, 2026 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival

October 29, 2026 · Premiere · Windsor International Film Festival

November 20, 2026 · Theatrical

Chile

November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Santiago International Film Festival

China

September 27, 2026 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival

Czechia

July 4, 2026 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

January 7, 2027 · Theatrical

Denmark

November 19, 2026 · Theatrical

Finland

September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival

November 20, 2026 · Theatrical

France

November 25, 2026 · Theatrical

Germany

November 28, 2026 · Premiere · Around the World in 14 Films

Greece

November 10, 2026 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Hong Kong SAR China

December 1, 2026 · Premiere · bc30

December 24, 2026 · Theatrical

Iceland

September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival

Ireland

November 21, 2026 · Premiere · Cork International Film Festival

February 5, 2027 · Theatrical

Israel

July 14, 2026 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival

November 19, 2026 · Theatrical

Italy

February 4, 2027 · Theatrical

Kazakhstan

December 3, 2026 · Theatrical

Mexico

January 7, 2027 · Theatrical

Netherlands

October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival

New Zealand

August 15, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival

Norway

August 22, 2026 · Premiere · Norwegian International Film Festival

November 27, 2026 · Theatrical

Peru

August 12, 2026 · Premiere · Lima International Film Festival

Poland

July 24, 2026 · Premiere · New Horizons International Film Festival

October 15, 2026 · Premiere · Warsaw International Film Festival

October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Kamera Akcja Festival

November 8, 2026 · Premiere · ToruńCAMERIMAGE

November 18, 2026 · Premiere · TAURON American Film Festival

November 27, 2026 · Theatrical

Portugal

November 6, 2026 · Premiere · LEFFEST – Lisboa Film Festival

Qatar

November 22, 2026 · Premiere · Doha Film Festival

Romania

October 28, 2026 · Premiere · Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest

Russia

November 19, 2026 · Theatrical

Serbia

October 5, 2026 · Premiere · Belgrade International Film Festival

Singapore

October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival

Slovakia

September 11, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Cinematik

Slovenia

November 13, 2026 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival

South Africa

November 27, 2026 · Theatrical

South Korea

October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival

Spain

February 12, 2027 · Theatrical

Sweden

November 18, 2026 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival

November 21, 2026 · Premiere · Arctic Light Filmfestival

November 27, 2026 · Theatrical

Switzerland

August 9, 2026 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival

Taiwan

November 20, 2026 · Theatrical

Türkiye

October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Filmekimi

November 27, 2026 · Theatrical

United Kingdom

October 10, 2026 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival

November 8, 2026 · Premiere · UK Jewish Film Festival

November 9, 2026 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival

November 10, 2026 · Premiere · CINECITY Brighton Film Festival

November 15, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Glasgow / Inverness Film Festival

February 5, 2027 · Theatrical

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