Charli xcx steps into her first lead film role in ERUPCJA (Polish for “eruption”), with the official trailer dropping February 10, 2026, teasing a messy anti-romantic comedy directed by Pete Ohs. The 71-minute drama, distributed by 1-2 Special, hits theaters in New York and Los Angeles on April 17, following its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
Trailer Teases Eruption-Stranded Heartbreak
The trailer shows Charli xcx as Bethany on a romantic vacation in Warsaw, Poland, with soon-to-be fiancé Rob (Will Madden), until a volcanic eruption grounds their plans—possibly inspired by real Icelandic ash disruptions. Bethany sees it as a cue to bail on her baggage, link up with childhood friend Nel (Lena Góra) who runs a flower shop, and dive into lofts, clubs, and alleys amid a tangled emotional web with Jeremy O. Harris also starring.
Snippets highlight raw exchanges like Nel saying “Sometimes nice is nice” and Bethany firing back, “Yeah, but sometimes nice is boring,” or her admitting to Nel, “With him, the earth doesn’t shake,” capturing the film’s inventive mix of drama, romance, and self-reckoning.
Early Buzz and Behind-the-Scenes Scoop
Critics from TIFF are already praising: The New Yorker calls it “richly poetic and thrillingly inventive. A cinematic city symphonette,” while AV Club notes Charli xcx “breaks out as a movie star” in this “messy, wise, realistic relationship story with a hint of magic.” IndieWire compares it to Sofia Coppola and Jacques Rivette, and Mashable dubs it a “thundering rumble of drama and romance.”
Pete Ohs wrote, directed, edited, shot, and produced the guerrilla-style Warsaw shoot alongside co-writers Charli xcx and Lena Góra, with producers including Jeremy O. Harris, Luke Arreguin, and Charli herself—no major updates since the trailer’s release today
