The film company Kinomania has released the first official Ukrainian teaser for Guy Ritchie's new film 'The Woman and the Dog' (released in Ukraine as 'Zhena i Pes'), starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike and Anthony Hopkins. According to the publication Wave RBC.UA, the Ukrainian premiere of the film is scheduled for February 2027, and the trailer is already available on the distributor's YouTube channel. The appearance of the teaser became the first public sign of the direction in which Ritchie is developing his signature crime dramaturgy.
Plot: an aristocratic family on the brink of war
At the heart of the story is the wealthy and influential Ferbank family. The aristocrat Malcolm Ferbank decides to retire from business and hand over the vast family empire to his children, but the question of who exactly will receive power quickly escalates into a sharp conflict. The main contenders become his daughter Florence, who has been her father's right hand for years, and his son Gideon, who has just been released from prison. Rejecting his father's decision, Gideon promises his sister revenge, while Florence hires the stablehand Sean as a bodyguard for safety — a man who at first glance seems quiet and unremarkable, but in reality hides the past of one of England's most influential crime bosses. Thus the fight for the inheritance turns into a story about power, revenge and old secrets.
Cast: British film stars in one picture
For 'The Woman and the Dog', Ritchie gathered several well-known British actors. In addition to Benedict Cumberbatch, known to audiences from 'Doctor Strange' and the series 'Sherlock', the project features Rosamund Pike — the star of 'Gone Girl' and 'Pride and Prejudice'. The film also stars two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins, known for 'The Silence of the Lambs' and 'The Father'. The cast also includes James Norton, Paddy Considine, Cosmo Jarvis, Pip Torrens and other actors.
Contradictory data
The sources disagree on which exact release is being discussed. The Ukrainian publication Wave RBC.UA, citing Kinomania, points to a Ukrainian premiere in February 2027 and a Ukrainian teaser. Meanwhile, the source kinotv.ru phrases the news as the film's release 'in Russia in February', while cybersport.ru and championat.com publish materials about the official Russian teaser-trailer. Thus, the same date (February 2027) is tied to different markets — Ukrainian and Russian — in different publications, and the spelling of the title also varies ('Zhena i Pyos' in the Russian tradition and 'Zhena i Pes' in the Ukrainian one). The exact geography of the premiere for each market is not unambiguously established at the time of the teaser's publication.
Guy Ritchie's genre DNA
'The Woman and the Dog' continues the genre territory long associated with the director: the criminal world, big money, the struggle for influence, family conflicts and heroes who turn out to be not what they first seemed. Previously, Ritchie directed 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels', 'Snatch', 'RocknRolla' and 'The Gentlemen'. This time, the crime story unfolds within an aristocratic family, where the fight for the inheritance triggers a chain of dangerous events.
Premiere and availability
The Ukrainian premiere of 'The Woman and the Dog' is scheduled for February 2027, and the first official Ukrainian teaser has already been posted on Kinomania's YouTube channel. The film is positioned as a continuation of Ritchie's crime saga with an emphasis on family drama and hereditary secrets.
