One of the most buzzed about films from Sundance has a trailer
One of the most buzzed about movies from the Sundance Film Festival has a trailer:Beach Rats, starring British actor Harris Dickinson, experiences a harsh awakening in the first footage from the gritty teen drama.
Written and directed by Eliza Hittman,Beach Ratsfollows Frankie, a teen struggling to escape his home life in Brooklyn while coming to terms with sexual orientation.
He splits his summer among his delinquent friend circle, a prospective girlfriend, and the older men he meets online.
Credit: Tayarisha Poe/Sundance
The trailer features Frankie posing shirtless for pictures in the mirror, the intimate scene reflective of his warring desires.
Critics at Sundance praisedBeach Ratsfor its captivating, astonishing, and haunting tale, whileHittman won the festivals Directing Award for U.S.
Drama.
The film, also starring Madeline Weinstein and Kate Hodge, will be released sometime in the fall by Neon, the distribution company founded by RADiUS Tom Quinn and Alamo Drafthouses Tim League.
Also announced on Wednesday via press release, Neon picked up the North American rights toRacer and the Jailbirdfrom director Michael R. Roskam (Bullhead).
IncludingBeach Rats,Roxanne Roxanne,Ingrid Goes West, and its debut filmColossal, this makes for Neons fifth acquisition.
