Netflix has bought the rights to Barry, a biopic based on President Obama's college years. According to Deadline, the streaming service beat out several other distributors to the rights with a reported bid of approximately $4.5 million USD. The film made its debut at this year's Toronto International Film Festival to widespread critical acclaim, garnering a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Barry is set in the early 1980's and follows a 20-year-old Obama (played by Devon Terrell) as he just...
Netflix has bought the rights to Barry, a biopic based on President Obama's college years. According to Deadline, the streaming service beat out several other distributors to the rights with a reported bid of approximately $4.5 million USD. The film made its debut at this year's Toronto International Film Festival to widespread critical acclaim, garnering a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Barry is set in the early 1980's and follows a 20-year-old Obama (played by Devon Terrell) as he just...
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