The trailer from Ryan Gosling’s directing debut ‘Lost River’ looks more than promising!

The first teaser for Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut, “Lost River,” is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.

The fantasy thriller, which premieres at Cannes as an “Un Certain Regard” selection, follows a single mother of two (Christina Hendricks) who finds herself in a dark underworld, while her son (Iain De Caestecker) stumbles upon a road that leads him to an underwater town.

The film — previously titled “How To Catch A Monster” — also stars Gosling’s real-life girlfriend Eva Mendes, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Mendelsohn and Barbara Steele.

The clip below shows Bones, played by Iain De Caestecker, drifting in a dreamlike state in a gritty urban wasteland. Perhaps Ryan took inspiration for his 'fantasy thriller' from surrealist directors like David Lynch.