David Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut “The Water Man” has acquired worldwide distribution.
Rlje Films will distribute the film in North America, with Netflix handling the rest of the worldwide rollout.Rlje, a business unit of AMC Networks, plans to release the project day-and-date in theaters and on PVOD on May 7, 2021, with Netflix set to release the film internationally later in 2021.“While in some ways this film is a father and son story, at its core it’s also a love letter to mothers everywhere and is dedicated to my own,” Oyelowo said in a statement announcing the acquisition.
“To be able to share my directorial debut, ‘The Water Man,’ with the world through the hands of Rlje Films and Netflix is a dream come true for me.”“The Water Man” follows a young boy named Gunner (“This Is Us” star Lonnie Chavis) as he sets out on a quest
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