(FROM VARIETY) – Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights to Jonathan Levins's The Wackness in a deal reportedly valued at under $2 million. The movie, about a teenaged drug dealer (Josh Peck) who sells product to a therapist (Ben Kingsley) in exchange for psychological advice, just won the Sundance dramatic audience prize. It is Sony Pictures Classic's third acquisition from this year's festival, following dramatic jury prize winner Frozen River and Baghead. (Variety)
Posted Jan 28, 2008
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