On January 22, following a screening of Assassination Nation at the Sundance Film Festival, I tweeted, “Hari Nef really impressed me in this film.” Well, it turns out, I wasn’t the only one.
Sam Levinson’s femme-powered revenge movie left Park City with the biggest deal of the festival ($10 million to Neon), while Nef emerged as the film’s breakout star.
That has little to do with the fact that she’s transgender, and everything to do with her talent, which is evident to anyone who sees Assassination Nation.
The film follows four teenage girls whose small …
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