Filmmaker Autumn de Wilde is serving up a fresh new take on the Jane Austen novel with the film Emma., which opens in theaters this weekend. Complete with a stylized punctuated period in the title,…
, which centers on a Belgian-Arab Muslim teenager named Ahmed who lives in a small town with a secular single mother and siblings. He has frighteningly become radicalized through the influence of a magnetic, local extremist imam and becomes fixated with killing his female teacher in the name of his religious convictions.The Kino Lorber film earned the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival —and the Dardenne brothers are no strangers to getting accolades at the prestigious film fest.
The docu is set to play this weekend at the Arclight Hollywood and Landmark in Los Angeles with Q&As with Robertson. It will also play in New York at the IFC Center and Landmark 57 West. Magnolia will expand the pic to 50 more markets next week., which will hit about 35 screens this weekend. The fest is very targeted to a specific audience and is very on-brand for the distributor, which is known for releasing alternative content.
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