If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021)
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021)
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Cast & Crew.
Halsey
Queen Lila / Lilith / Writer / Executive Producer / Makeup Artist
Sasha Lane
The Seer
Vuk Čelebič
The King
Brian Caspe
The Aristocrat
Petr Barvik
Knight #11
Michal Bednář
Knight #3
Jan Beránek
Knight #14
Jakub Černý
Knight #4
Michaela Dinh
Friend #3
Marian Furdek
Knight #16
Markéta Galuszková
Handmaiden #11
Ondrej Houska
Knight #5
Jiří Hrubý
Knight #12
Igor Krištof
Knight #18
Tadeas Krofta
Knight #19
Daniel Malek
Knight #7
Lucas Mracek
Knight #8
Elias Talbot
Cinematographer
Martin Povr
Knight #20
Vinnie Hobbs
Editor
Stepanka Sigmundova
Handmaiden #2
Petr Svetlík
Executioner #3
David Zelina
Executioner #1
Colin Tilley
Director / Executive Producer
Jamee Ranta
Producer / Executive Producer
Petra Diensbirova
Casting
David Baxa
Production Design
Law Roach
Costume Design
Patrick Kirschner
Third Assistant Camera
Michael Babcock
Sound
Russell Topal
Sound Editor
Trevor Gates
Sound Supervisor
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Release DateAugust 20, 2021
StatusReleased
Running Time53m
Content RatingR
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If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power is a period fantasy horror film directed by Colin Tilley and produced by Jamee Ranta. Serving as a visual companion to American singer-songwriter Halsey's fourth studio album of the same name, the film stars herself in the lead in dual roles as Queen Lila, a young pregnant queen and Lilith, her look-alike. She was also credited as the writer of the film. Also starring in the film are Sasha Lane, Vuk Celebic, Brian Caspe and Marie Kaderabkova. The film explores themes of motherhood, misogyny, gender, through the elements of historic royalty and mysticism.
Halsey attempted to create a visual album since her first studio album Badlands (2015) but she did not have the financial backup to do so. She met Tilley in December 2020, regarding a horror film based on motherhood and draws visual influences from historical fiction, such as the television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and the film Marie Antoinette (2006). The film was shot for 16 days at Prague in March 2021, adhering to the safety restrictions to prevent COVID-19 pandemic. The team did several practical effects for her costumes and wardrobe as Halsey was six months pregnant at that time of filming. Elias Talbot shot the film, while Vinnie Hobbs supervised editing.
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power was screened at select IMAX theatres in United States on August 25, 2021 and internationally on August 26, to promote the album's release. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the direction, story, visuals, costume design, production values, aesthetics and themes of motherhood and fantasy. After its theatrical premiere, the film was screened at HBO Max on October 7, 2021. The film received nomination for Best Music Film at the NME Awards 2022.