Taiwanese Film ‘Nina Wu’ Headed for North American Distribution1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minute“Nina Wu,” a dark drama about the Asian film industry, sexual harassment, and one woman’s paranoia, will get a release in North American theaters in 2020.
Rights to the Taiwanese-produced picture, which premiered at the Cannes festival in the Un Certain Regard section, were acquired by New York-based distributor Film Movement.
The film was directed by Taiwan-based Burmese director Midi Z, and originally written by lead actress Wu Ke-xi, who draws on her own experiences.
In the film, an aspiring actress finally gets her big break with a leading role in a spy thriller set in the 1960s. The part, which calls for nudity and explicit sex scenes, is made more challenging by the director’s repeated humiliations. While seemingly on the brink of professional triumph, the woman’s psychological resolve begins to crack, and she becomes convinced that a mysterious woman may be stalking and attacking her.
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