A24 Lands U.S. On Venice Winner ‘The Brutalist’

A24 acquired U.S. distribution rights to The Brutalist, the Brady Corbet-directed film that just won the Silver Lion award at Venice before bowing at the Toronto Film Festival.

Corbet wrote the immigrant story with Mona Fastvold, and pic stars Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce and Joe Alwyn. Film chronicles the journey of Hungarian-born Jewish architect, László Tóth (Brody), who emigrates to the United States of America in 1947. Initially forced to toil in poverty, he soon wins a contract with shady benefactors. Corbet won the Silver Lion award for Best Director in Venice. It will also play the New York Film Festival.

CAA Media Finance brokered the deal.