The U.K. premiere of Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family will take place at the 69 th BFI London Film Festival , running Oct. 8-19, in partnership with American Express. The gala screening on Thursday, Oct. 16, is expected to bring director Hikari ( 37 Seconds, Beef ) and star Brendan Fraser to the British capital.

Directed and co-written by Hikari, Rental Family also stars Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, and Akira Emoto. Set in modern-day Tokyo, the film follows an American actor (Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig, working for a Japanese “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers.

The U.K. premiere of Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family will take place at the 69 th BFI London Film Festival , r

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