July's first feature film since 2011's "The Future" earned some of the best buzz out of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
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:
Saturday, August 08, 2020 09:57 IST