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In another sign of life for films looking for acquisitions out of film festivals, the Thunder Road and Tango thriller The Surgeon starring Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh is seeing its North American and some foreign rights won by Sony Pictures after multiple bids. Sony also took rights in Latin America, Italy, China and Hong Kong. […]

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