Following her major break in the upcoming Harley Quinn spinoff, “Birds of Prey,” director Cathy Yan has found her next film: A24’s “Sour Hearts,” based on Jenny Zhang’s debut short-story collection.A24 optioned the collection in 2017 and will produce the pic.
Zhang and Yan will co-write the script.The movie unfolds from the perspective of a girl growing up in the outer boroughs of New York in the ’90s.
With parents newly arrived from Shanghai, the family works through the unique trials of ascending to the middle class.
A coming-of-age tale told with insight and humor, the story offers a sweeping perspective on the humility and heartache of the immigrant experience, as told from the point of view of children and parents.A24 will also finance and distribute the film.
The collection was celebrated on best-of-the-year lists by the New Yorker, NPR, Oprah Magazine, the Guardian, Esquire, New York Magazine and BuzzFeed.
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