Richard Gere and Diane Kruger Star in Suspenseful Trailer for the Twisty Thriller “Longing ”(Exclusive)

'Longing' is director Savi Gabizon's remake of his own 2017 movie, in theaters June 7

Nothing is as it seems in Richard Gere and Diane Kruger's new thriller.

On May 14, Lionsgate and Grindstone Films debuted the trailer for Longing exclusively with PEOPLE.

In the film, Gere, 74, plays a man named Daniel who reconnects with his former romantic partner Rachel after multiple decades apart — only to learn that she secretly gave birth to their son, named Alan, after their breakup.

Daniel is even more shocked to learn that Alan recently died in a car accident, leaving him desperate to learn about his son's life.

The trailer shows Daniel as he travels to Alan's school and meets his best friend and girlfriend, as well as a teacher named Alice (played by Kruger, 47).

Soon, Daniel begins to realize the circumstances surrounding Alan's death and relationships were more complicated than he realized — including that Alan's girlfriend is pregnant and he appeared to have an inappropriate crush on Alice.

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Daniel "is immediately consumed by the extraordinary twists of a new life he never could have imagined," reads a synopsis. "With each new encounter, Daniel uncovers a deeper layer of this fascinating mystery until he arrives at a crossroad in his own life."

Longing is Israeli director Savi Gabizon's English-language remake of his own 2017 movie.

The director told PEOPLE in a statement that his idea for the movie came about while he went through a divorce and grew concerned over the direction of his relationship with his children.

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"The plot, which began rooted in my day-to-day life, drifted off to other worlds and took on different guises," Gabizon says. "But behind the heavy makeup, one can occasionally make out its true features. Longing is an attempt at examining parenthood."

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"I've always wanted to create a film which is comprised of absurd situations, because they allow access to deep emotions without falling into the trap of sentimentality and cliché," the director adds.

Longing is in theaters June 7.

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