Academy Award-winning director Taika Waititi takes us on an unforgettable journey “Klara and the Sun.” The film is based on the bestselling novel from Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro, and stars Jenna Ortega as Klara, an Artificial Friend (AF) who yearns to be homed. Klara gets chosen by Josie (Mia Tharia) who convinces her mother (Amy Adams) to take the AF in. So begins a story of loss and healing.
“Klara and the Sun” arrives in the Philippines soon.
Based on the bestselling novel from Nobel Prize-winner Kazuo Ishiguro and written and directed by Academy-Award® winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit), Klara and the Sun introduces audiences to Klara (Jenna Ortega), an Artificial Friend who wants nothing more than to find the perfect home. When Klara meets Josie (Mia Tharia), each immediately senses a kindred spirit in the other. Josie has a fraught relationship with her mother (Amy Adams) and they’ve suffered great loss, but Klara’s innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty begin to heal the family and bring light to Josie’s complicated world.
Directed by: Taika Waititi
Screenplay by: Taika Waititi and Dahvi Waller
Based on the book by: Kazuo Ishiguro
Produced by: David Heyman, p.g.a.Garrett Basch, p.g.a., Taika Waititi, p.g.a.
Executive Producers: Gary Barber, Alex G. Scott. Jeffrey Clifford, Rosie Alison, Kazuo Ishiguro
Cast: Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, Mia Tharia, Aran Murphy, with Steve Buscemi and Natasha Lyonne
Credits not final.
