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Variety reports that Romanian filmmaker Florin Şerban is preparing his next feature after "You Don't Belong Here," a grim examination of systemic racism and toxic masculinity that took the Golden Leopard at this year's Locarno Film Festival. The director discussed the project while in Sarajevo, where the prize-winning film is now competing in the main section of that festival. The Locarno victory has put Şerban back in motion quickly, with another feature already in development.
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