Overview
- Premiering Friday in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, the film drew a six-to-seven-minute standing ovation inside the Théâtre Claude Debussy.
- Firstman, who wrote, directed and stars, grew emotional during the applause as he embraced co-stars Diego Calva and Cara Delevingne.
- The dramedy follows a washed-up New York club promoter whose life shifts when he discovers a 10-year-old son, with Reggie Absolom playing the child.
- Shot on 35mm over 26 days in real New York clubs, the production used many nonprofessional scene performers to reflect the nightlife community.
- Early buzz has made the film a hot sales title at the festival, with UTA Independent Film Group and Charades handling rights and no distributor announced yet.