{
  "id": 4874995,
  "title": "Outsider Pictures Takes U.S. on Rafiki Fariala’s Award-Winning Cannes Hit ‘Congo Boy’ (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/outsider-pictures-takes-u-s-on-rafiki-farialas-award-winning-cannes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T14:02:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/outsider-pictures-rafiki-fariala-congo-boy-toronto-cannes-1236844984/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Santa Monica-based Outsider Pictures has picked up Rafiki Fariala’s award-winning Cannes title “Congo Boy” for the U.S. ahead of its North American premiere at Toronto. The film bowed in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, where it won Bradley Fiomona the best actor prize for his role as 17-year-old Robert, whose family was forced to flee the […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}