Yahoo Movies Mission: Impossible star Vanessa Kirby's dark new movie goes to Netflix
Netflix has acquired the international rights to Vanessa Kirby's award-winning new movie Pieces of a Woman.
Co-starring Shia LaBeouf (The Peanut Butter Falcon), Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream), Sarah Snook (Succession) and Molly Parker (Deadwood), the story follows Kirby's grieving mother Martha Carson, who embarks on a year-long period of mourning.
Pieces of a Woman marks the English-language debut of Hungarian filmmaker Kornél Mundruczó, who said of the film's Netflix deal: "As a European filmmaker, I couldn't be more excited and appreciative of finding my home for this film with Netflix.
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"Their taste in independent cinema feels like the United Artists of the 1970s. The true champions of filmmakers and original voices for today."
Kirby's performance won her the Venice Film Festival's prestigious Volpi Cup for Best Actress last week – previous winners include Tilda Swinton, Emma Stone, Dame Helen Mirren, Cate Blanchett and Olivia Colman.
Martin Scorsese serves as an executive producer on the film, and added: "It's lucky to see a movie that takes you by surprise. It's a privilege to help it find the wide audience it deserves."
Meanwhile, the actress recently confirmed that she'll be returning to the Mission: Impossible universe as arms dealer Alanna Mitsopolis/White Widow.
On the subject of the next two movies, she commented that Alanna will "float in and out" of the narrative.
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