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Metrograph Pictures Buys Venice Festival Highlight ‘Happyend’ for North America Ahead of Toronto Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Metrograph Pictures has acquired North American rights to Neo Sora’s 'Happyend,' a dystopian portrait of rebellious youth fighting for a better future.
Metrograph Pictures has acquired North American rights to Neo Sora’s narrative debut “ Happyend,” a dystopian portrait of rebellious youth fighting for a better future. The director said he made “Happyend” “imagining what a near-future might look like, drawing parallels with Japan’s history of earthquakes unearthing social contradictions.” He said “so much of this film comes from (his) own experiences growing up in New York, and the friendships that have been fundamental to my life.” David Laub, head of Metrograph Pictures, said Nora is “such an exciting new cinematic voice, and ‘Happyend’ is a bold, unique, and deeply resonant film.
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