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Netflix Acquires Alejandro G Inarritu’s Film ‘Bardo’

The film, which is currently in post-production, is 𝓀Alejandro G Inarritu’s first feature since Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer 'The Revenant' in 2015.

Filmmaker Alejandro G Inarritu
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Alejandro G Inarritu’s latest feature film 'Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths' h🌱as landed at the streami🤡ng service Netflix.

According to a press 𓄧release by the streamer, the company plans to release the film in both theat🧜res and on its platform later this year.

The film, which is currently in post-production, is Inarritu’s first feature since Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer 'The Revenant' in 2015. It is also his first film to be shot in Mexico since his critically-acclaimed 2000 movie 'Amoౠres Perros'.

Penned by Inarritu and Nicolas Giacobone,ꦍ who previously🐟 collaborated on the Oscar-winning script for 'Birdman', the movie is a “nostalgic comedy set against an epic personal journey”, as per the description shared by Netflix.

It chronicles the story of a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker, who returns home a🍒nd works through an existential crisis as he grapples with his identity, familial relationships, the folly of his memori🌳es as well as the past of his country. He seeks answers in his past to reconcile who he is in the present.

The film features actors Daniel Gimenez Cacho an𝔍d Griselda Siciliani in lead roles.

'Bardo' will enjoy a theatrical release on a global scale later this year including in Mexico as well as the US, Canada, UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Japan, Korea and many more countries before dဣebuting on Netflix.

"Alejandro is one of the greatest modern filmmakers and one of the leading visionaries in our industry. ‘Bardo’ is a cinematic experience that has inspired us to❀ create a release strategy designed for the film to penetrate culture in the biggest and widest way," Netflix Head of Global Film Scott Stuber said.

"꧃;We will give film lovers everywhere the opportunity to experience the film through a global theatrical release and the film’s worldwide release on Netflix. Having known Alejandro for a long time, I am personally very excited to finally be able to work alongside him and to bring his film to a global audience," he added.

Inarritu, whose credits also includes '21 Grams', 'Ba🃏bel' and 'Biutiful', had famously won three Academy Awards -- best picture, best director and best original screenplay – for 201ౠ4’s 'Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance'.

For his 2015 movie 'The Revenant', the filmmaker had picked up his best director trophy, while lead star DiCapr♏io bagged his maiden best actor award.

[With Inputs From PTI]

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