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Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #46. Sebastian Silva’s Nasty Baby

Published on February 28, 2014

Nasty Baby

Director: Sebastian Silva
Writer: Sebastian Silva
Producers: Fabula’s Juan de Dios Larrain and Pablo Larrain, Funny Balloons’ Peter Danner, Versatile’s Pape Boye and Violaine Pichon
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Kristen Wiig, Sebastian Silva, Mark Margolis, Tunde Adebimpe, Alia Shawkat

One of 2013’s greatest cinematic slights was the fact that Sebastian Silva’s Magic Magic didn’t get a proper theatrical release, even though it played at Sundance and Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight sidebar (Silva’s other Michael Cera starring 2013 title, Crystal Fairy thankfully saw an awesome performance from Gaby Hoffman honored with an Indie Spirit Award nomination). A forerunner of the Chilean New Wave, Silva seems determined to stay in the English language realm, and we’re quite excited for this latest drama which has gathered an exciting and eclectic cast.

Gist: A gay couple are trying to have a baby with the help of their best friend.

Release Date: A prime candidate for a high profile entry in Venice/Toronto.

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Nicholas Bell

Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2021: France (Bruno Dumont), Passing (Rebecca Hall) and Nightmare Alley (Guillermo Del Toro). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.