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Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Tees Up Strong Indie Weekend With Angelika Film Center Takeover – Specialty Preview
Focus Features takes over NYC's Angelika with Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' opening on all six screens and set to buoy the indie film box office.
The Angelika’s immersive experience features a Marseille Bob’s themed bar with customized menu items including a signature champagne cocktail and photos taken by a film-inspired Egyptian elevator and vintage train. Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, the film follows Tornado (Kōki,) who finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father’s traveling puppet show crosses paths with a ruthless criminal gang led by Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his ambitious son Little Sugar (Jack Lowden). Inspired by true events, the drama-thriller follows Hamid, a former literature professor from Syria, (rising French-Tunisian star Adam Bessa, César-nominated for his performance), living in France two years after being released from one of Bashar El-Assad’s’s jails.
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