Apple picks up `Boys State` documentary for Sundance high of $12M
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The previous record for a documentary sale at Sundance was $10 million for `Knock Down the House`. What you need to know Apple has purchased worldwide rights for documentary `Boys State`. Sources claim the deal is worth $12 million, a Sundance festival record for a documentary The acclaimed film is a political coming of age story about the health of American democracy. Apple and A24 have bought the worldwide rights to political documentary Boys State for a reported $12 million, the largest-ever sale price for a documentary at the Sundance festival. According to The Hollywood Reporter: Apple and A24 have acquired worldwide rights to the documentary Boys State, a political coming-of-age story which examines the health of American democracy. A source pegged the deal at $12 million, which marks the largest sale for a documentary ever at a festival. A24 will release the film theatrically. The previous record for the largest documentary sale at Sundance was 2019`s Knock Down...