“Blue Jean” has secured North American distribution on the heels of its world premiere at Venice Movie Pageant, the place it landed the Giornate degli Autori Individuals’s Selection Award. In response to The Hollywood Reporter, Magnolia Photos snagged rights to the drama a couple of closeted health club instructor, with plans to launch it subsequent 12 months.
Set within the North of England in 1988, “Blue Jean” tells the story of Jean (Rosy McEwen, “Vesper”) a lesbian who’s “compelled to steer a double life due to a brand new legislation known as Part 28, which was introduced in by Margaret Thatcher’s authorities and stated it was unlawful to ‘promote’ homosexuality in faculties and native authorities,” writer-director Georgia Oakley instructed us. She stated that the movie “interrogates one girl’s life and selections within the lead as much as the legislation being introduced in” and “paperwork the domino impact institutionalized homophobia can have on each a part of your life.”
“Blue Jean” marks Oakley’s directorial debut.
“Witnessing the viewers reply to ‘Blue Jean’ in Venice was such a particular second for our crew,” the filmmaker stated. “We couldn’t be extra excited to affix Magnolia Photos’ roster of latest voices and work collectively to carry the movie to North American audiences.”
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