Shane Atkinson’s Dark Comedy ‘LaRoy’ Wins Top Awards at Deauville Festival
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variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent Shane Atkinson’s “LaRoy,” a crime thriller laced with dark comedy, swept three major prizes at the 49th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival.
The movie, which marks Atkinson’s feature debut and showcases Coen brothers influences, won the Grand Prize, the Audience Award and the Critics Award.
It stars John Magaro as Ray, who decides to kill himself after discovering his wife has been cheating on him. But just before he pulls a trigger, a stranger takes him for a low-rent hitman.
The movie was produced by the Cannes-based company Adastra Films and was acquired by a French distributor, ARP Selection, during the Deauville Film Festival.
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