The film is directed and co-edited by Julian Schnabel , from a screenplay by Schnabel , Jean-Claude Carrière and Louise Kugelberg . It stars Willem Dafoe as Van Gogh , Rupert Friend , Oscar Isaac , Mads Mikkelsen , Mathieu Amalric , Emmanuelle Seigner and Niels Arestrup . Principal photography took place in late 2017 over 38 days at various locations across France where Van Gogh resided during his final years . '' At Eternity 's Gate '' held its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on September 3 , 2018 . The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 16 , 2018 , by CBS Films , before streaming on Netflix in France on February 15 , 2019 . It is set to be released theatrically and through video-on-demand in the United Kingdom on March 29 , 2019 , by Curzon Artificial Eye . For his performance , Dafoe was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama , among others , and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 75th Venice International Film Festival
75th Venice International Film Festival
75th Venice International Film Festival
At Eternity's Gate (film)