Paper Tiger
“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 Joaquín Baca-Asay Cinematographer
Budget $15M · United States release November 13, 2026 · Produced in United States, Brazil, Italy, Cyprus, France, United Kingdom, Qatar
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Budget
$15,000,000
Production
RT Features
Production
Leone Film Group
Production
Keep Your Head Productions
Production
Vixens
Production
Jury Rigged Pictures
Production
Vice Pictures
Production
Mid March Media
Production
L.E.A.F. Entertainment
Production
Lotus Production
Production
BNF Capital
Production
Streamline Global
Production
Film Committee at Media City Qatar
Production
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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