{"id":1972386,"date":"2025-08-21T13:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1972386"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:52:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:52:01","slug":"mk2-films-boards-cai-shangjuns-venice-competition-movie-the-sun-rises-on-us-all-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mk2-films-boards-cai-shangjuns-venice-competition-movie-the-sun-rises-on-us-all-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Mk2 Films Boards Cai Shangjun\u2019s Venice Competition Movie \u2018The Sun Rises on Us All\u2019 (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_1b5ijb8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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MK2 Films will be handling international sales on the pic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s one of the three Asian films set to compete at Venice, alongside Park Chan-wook\u2019s \u201cNo Other Choice\u201d and Shu Qi\u2019s \u201cGirl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mk2 Films will also be present at Venice with \u201cLate Fame,\u201d Kent Jones\u2019s film starring Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee. Reteaming \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/may-december\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:May December;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">May December<\/a>\u201d co-screenwriter Samy Burch and producer\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/killer-films\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Killer Films;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Killer Films<\/a>, \u2018Late Fame\u201d will premiere in the Orizzonti section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The company is rolling off of a highly successful Cannes edition where it won nine awards in total, including the Palme d\u2019Or with Jafar Panahi\u2019s \u201cIt Was Just an Accident,\u201d the Grand Prize with Joachim Trier\u2019s \u201cSentimental Value,\u201d and best director for Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho\u2019s \u201cThe Secret Agent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.variety.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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