Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Nick Kroll in ADULT BEGINNERS

A Millennial Confronts Failure in a New Film Starring Nick Kroll and Rose Byrne

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 20, 2015

Director Ross Katz, along with stars Nick Kroll and Rose Byrne, discuss their new film, “Adult Beginners.” A young, hipster entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law, and three year-old nephew in the suburbs, and attempts to start over. The film opens in theaters and on demand April 24 at the Angelika Film Center.

 

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