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Parallax acquires international sales rights for Anuparna Roy's 'Lovers in the Blue Night'

The Indian director's second feature film will premiere in the Horizons section at the Venice Film Festival.

The short version

  • Parallax has secured the international sales rights to Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy's upcoming feature film 'Lovers in the Blue Night.'
  • The drama, set in Mumbai, will officially hold its world premiere in the Horizons competition at the Venice Film Festival.
  • Roy previously won the Horizons best director award at Venice for her debut feature, 'Songs of Forgotten Trees.'

Key facts

  • Parallax acquired international sales rights to Anuparna Roy's new feature 'Lovers in the Blue Night.'[Variety]
  • The film will have its world premiere in the Horizons competition at the Venice Film Festival.[Variety]
  • Roy wrote the story and directed the film, which focuses on four migrants in Mumbai whose lives intersect.[Variety]
  • Roy previously won the Venice Horizons best director award for her debut feature, 'Songs of Forgotten Trees.'[Variety]
  • The ensemble cast includes Neelima Sharma, Pritam Pilania, Bhushan Shimpi, Jatin Sarin, Kajal Keshav, Swetha Mishra, and Vinod Suryavanshi.[Variety]

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