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Metrograph Pictures Buys Venice Prizewinner, Fall Festival Standout ‘April’ for North America (EXCLUSIVE)
Metrograph Pictures has acquired North American rights for Dea Kulumbegashvili’s Venice Special Jury prizewinner 'April.'
The resulting scrutiny threatens to bring to light Nina’s secret side job—driving through the stunningly beautiful countryside to the village homes of pregnant girls and women to provide unsanctioned abortions—and to destroy the work that is the only source of meaning in her life,” reads the synopsis. The sophomore outing reunites Kulumbegashvili with the stars and key crew of “Beginning,” including Sukhitashvili, and Kakha Kintsurashvili, as well as cinematographer Arseni Khachaturan (“Bones and All”). “While dealing with tremendously important and relevant modern issues, it transcends easy categorization and instead proves to be one the most unique and thrillingly unclassifiable films ever made,” said the executive, who praised the filmmaker as an “amazing, one-of-a-kind artist.
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