With popular actress Sydney Sweeney cast as the titular star of his boxing biopic Christy, Australian filmmaker David Michôd was all set. But that was before Sweeney featured in a
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… hits the sweet spot not just as a properly effective sports flick, but as a cutting statement on the damage inflicted by heteronormative force.
No strings attached.
Debut feature director Mirrah Foulkes will pull the strings on the puppet show origin story.