EXCLUSIVE: Visit Films has acquired worldwide sales rights to Down With The King starring Grammy-nominated rapper Freddie Gibbs.The film, produced by Breaker Studios, will have its world premiere in the ACID lineup which runs parallel to the Cannes Film Festival.In his feature debut, Gibbs plays Mercury Maxwell aka “Money Merc”, a famous rapper who has been sent by his manager to a rural house in the Berkshires to focus on his next album.
Unbeknownst to his manager, however, Mercury has neither the desire nor the intention to record any music. Disenchanted with his rap career and the 24/7 upkeep that such fame entails, Mercury spends his time on his neighbor’s farm and pours his energy into learning about farming and country living.
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