{
  "id": 18335167,
  "title": "Kino Lorber Acquires Cannes Award-Winning ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/kino-lorber-acquires-cannes-award-winning-i-see-buildings-fall-like",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T15:59:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/i-see-buildings-fall-like-lightning-acquired-kino-lorber/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kino Lorber has secured North American distribution rights for the Cannes award-winning film \"I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning,\" written by Keiran Goddard and adapted by Enda Walsh. The movie stars Anthony Boyle, Joe Cole, Jay Lycurgo, Daryl McCormack, and Lola Petticrew. It was awarded the People's Choice Audience Award at the 2026 Cannes Directors' Fortnight. Kino Lorber plans to release the film theatrically in 2027, followed by digital, educational, and home video releases. The movie, based on a novel and adapted by Irish playwright Enda Walsh, explores a group of five friends in their late twenties as they navigate adulthood, heartbreak, and the class divide. The film has been screening at various international film festivals, including the BFI London Film Festival, AFI Fest, and Rome Film Festival, where it won the top prize in the Progressive Cinema competition and star Anthony Boyle received the Best Actor award. Kino Lorber's VP of Acquisitions, Karoliina Dwyer, expressed her excitement about the film's social realist portrayal of the struggles faced by the younger generation in the face of late-stage capitalism.",
  "summary": "The studio is planning a 2027 release, followed by home video The post Kino Lorber Acquires Cannes Award-Winning ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}