There were hardly any American films at Cannes this year, but one of them was a clear festival highlight. Written and directed by its star, Jordan Firstman (I Love LA), Club Kid tells the riotous story of a party animal whose life is upended when he is presented with the 10-year-old son (Reggie Absolom) he never knew he’d fathered. The film has been called this year’s answer to Anora, and with good reason. Not only does it have the same producer, Alex Coco, it’s a rollicking, New York-set indie comedy that bursts with raunchiness and caustic wit, but which is big-hearted, too. It won’t win the best picture Oscar, as Anora did, but it might be in the running.
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