Independent Film Company announced today that they have acquired the North American rights to Peaches from writer-director Jenny Suen (The White Girl). Currently in production in Hong Kong, the film stars Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets, Companion) and Havana Rose Liu (Hal & Harper, Bottoms).
Set in contemporary Hong Kong, “Peaches follows best friends Nora (Thatcher) and Bing Bing (Liu), two spoiled best friends who scam sugar daddies for a living. When they discover that a coveted Hermès Birkin bag they were gifted is a fake, their “boyfriends” and their crimes quickly catch up with them, sending the pair on a wild romp through Hong Kong. A fun, fast-paced satirical comedy, Peaches is inspired by Vera Chitylova’s 1966 Daisies.“
Peaches is produced by Coco Francini (Mrs. America, The Hateful Eight) and Executive Produced by Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton of Dirty Films (Upcoming Alpha Gang, Sweetsick). Jacqueline Liu (The Way We Talk, Vital Signs) of One Cool Workshop Limited and Suen also produce.
“I am floored by Sophie and Havana’s uproarious performances as best friends indulging in all that Hong Kong has to offer. Their chemistry onscreen is undeniable. I’m grateful to my Dirty Films collaborators Coco Francini, Cate Blanchett, and Andrew Upton for supporting my vision, and to Independent Film Company and MK2 for sharing it with the world,” said Director Jenny Suen.
Coco Francini of Dirty Films added, “Seeing the logo for the Independent Film Company has always signified that you were about to experience something daring and distinctive, the kind of work that shaped my own love of cinema. To have Peaches find its home there feels like a full-circle moment. Sophie Thatcher and Havana Rose Liu bring extraordinary depth and vitality to Jenny Suen’s uniquely audacious vision, and we could not ask for a better home or more inspiring collaborators.”
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