Body horror meets teen comedy in Amy Wang’s provocative debut, Slanted, and it’s now available to stream at home.
Slanted arrives exclusively on Paramount+ today, May 15.
The coming-of-age satire follows “a Chinese-American teen willing to go to shocking lengths to become prom queen — offering a razor-sharp take on identity, belonging and the price of chasing perfection.”
The film stars:
- Shirley Chen (Beast Beast, Dìdi) as Joan Huang
- McKenna Grace (Scream 7, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2) as Joan’s caucasian alter ego, Jo Hunt
- Vivian Wu (The Joy Luck Club, Away, The Afterparty)
- Fang Du (The Haves and the Have Nots, Madam Secretary)
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Never Have I Ever, Freakier Friday)
- Amelie Zilber (Emily in Paris, Grown-ish)
Writer/Director Amy Wang’s feature debut premiered at last year’s SXSW and took home the Narrative Grand Jury Award.
“As an immigrant, I’ve always been aware that I looked different. Slanted examines the cost of chasing acceptance, and what it means to abandon yourself in the process. Is belonging worth losing who you are for a system that was never built to value you? I can’t wait for Slanted to debut on Paramount+ and reach millions of people across America,” said Wang.
Slanted is rated R for “”
McKenna Grace is keeping very busy in the genre space. Grace can next be seen in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, out November 20. She’s also now in production on Netflix’s “Scooby-Doo” series as Daphne.
