No matter how the fall movie season ends up shaping out in these uncertain times (will audiences be back in theaters?), one thing that will remain consistent is Miranda July's `Kajillionare` being one of the must-see indie films of the season. July's first feature film since 2011's `The Future` earned some of the best buzz out of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival thanks to the writer-director's mastery of comic tone and her dynamite ensemble cast featuring Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger, Richard Jenkins, and Gina Rodriguez.
The official synopsis for `Kajillionaire` from Focus Features reads: `Con-artists Theresa (Debra Winger) and Robert (Richard Jenkins) have spent 26 years training their only daughter, Old Dolio (Evan Rachel Wood), to swindle, scam, and steal at every opportunity. During a desperate, hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger (Gina Rodriguez) into joining their next scam, only to have their entire world turned upside down.`
Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner produced the film through Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, the studio behind such awards darlings as `12 Years A Slave` and `Moonlight,` and `The Last Black Man in San Francisco.` Plan B co-produced `Kajillionare` with Annapurna Pictures. Focus bought the distribution rights following Sundance.
Focus Features is opening `Kajillionaire` on September 18. Watch the official trailer in the video below: