Netflix seems to be out of the prestige-film, going-after-awards business just after one season of major challenges with their Oscar run of “Beasts Of No Nation.” But that doesn’t mean they’re still not going after critically acclaimed material.
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Written and directed by Sian Heder (“Orange Is The New Black”), “Tallulah” debuted to much acclaim at Sundance earlier this year and Netflix acquired rights to the picture almost immediately. The drama centers on a dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife, desperate to be rid of her toddler, who hires a stranger (Ellen Page) to babysit and ends up getting much more than she bargained for. Here’s the synopsis:
Tallulah, the Netflix original film, was written and directed by Sian Heder (Orange is the New Black), and tells the story of young vagabond, Lu (Ellen Page – Whip It, Inception), who lives in a van and is fiercely independent in her hand-to-mouth existence. When a chance encounter incites her to impulsively “rescue” a baby from a negligent mother, Lu, at a loss for what to do, turns to the only responsible adult she knows: Margo (Allison Janney – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, The Way, Way Back), who mistakenly believes she’s the child’s grandmother. Tammy Blanchard (Into the Woods, Moneyball), Zachary Quinto (Star Trek, Girls), John Benjamin Hickey (The Good Wife, Manhattan) and Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black, The Wiz Live!), also round out the cast.
Co-starring Allison Janney, Tammy Blanchard, Uzo Aduba, and John Benjamin Hickey, “Tallulah” debuts on July 29th in all territories where Netflix is available.
