Washington, Feb. 14 -- Amazon MGM Studios has announced that Luca Guadagnino's upcoming thriller After the Hunt, starring Julia Roberts, will hit theatres on October 10 and have a nationwide release on October 17.

The film, which also features Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Chloe Sevigny, is expected to be a major contender in the upcoming awards season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

'After the Hunt' follows the story of a college professor, played by Roberts, who is forced to confront her dark past when a prominent student, played by Edebiri, makes an accusation against one of her colleagues, played by Garfield.

The film is directed by Guadagnino from a script by Nora Garrett.

Guadagnino, who previously c...