Netflix Buys Wu-Tang Clan Doc ‘The Disciple’ Directed by Joanna Natasegara (EXCLUSIVE)
The Sundance-bowing film tells the story of rapper and producer Cilvaringz and the making of the contentious Wu-Tang record 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' “The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable” the Sundance-bowing doc that unravelled the story of Dutch-Moroccan rapper and producer Cilvaringz and the making of the controversial Wu-Tang Clan record “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” is heading to Netflix. The streamer has acquired rights to the feature, directed and produced by Oscar-winning British filmmaker Joanna Natasegara (“The White Helmets,” “The Edge of Democracy”) in her feature directorial debut, and has set a release date of Oct.
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The Sundance-bowing film tells the story of rapper and producer Cilvaringz and the making of the contentious Wu-Tang record 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' “The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable” the Sundance-bowing doc that unravelled the story of Dutch-Moroccan rapper and producer Cilvaringz and the making of the controversial Wu-Tang Clan record “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” is heading to Netflix. The streamer has acquired rights to the feature, directed and produced by Oscar-winning British filmmaker Joanna Natasegara (“The White Helmets,” “The Edge of Democracy”) in her feature directorial debut, and has set a release date of Oct. Boasting the Wu-Tang’s own the RZA as an exec producer and contributor, “The Disciple” tells the wild tale of Tarik Azzougarh, better known by his stage name Cilvaringz. A Wu-Tang fanboy while in his teens in the the 90s, through relentless determination he managed to do the unthinkable and work his way into the group’s inner circle, touring the world with his heroes and being mentored along the way by the RZA himself.
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- The Sundance-bowing film tells the story of rapper and producer Cilvaringz and the making of the contentious Wu-Tang record 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' “The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable” the Sundance-bowing doc that unravelled the story of Dutch-Moroccan rapper and producer Cilvaringz and the making of the controversial Wu-Tang Clan record “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” is heading to Netflix. The streamer has acquired rights to the feature, directed and produced by Oscar-winning British filmmaker Joanna Natasegara (“The White Helmets,” “The Edge of Democracy”) in her feature directorial debut, and has set a release date of Oct.
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Netflix Buys Wu-Tang Clan Doc ‘The Disciple’ Directed by Joanna Natasegara (EXCLUSIVE)
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