Maude Apatow's Directorial Debut 'Poetic License' Acquired by Row K

Newly established indie distributor Row K Entertainment has acquired the U.S. rights to "Poetic License," a comedy from debuting director Maude Apatow that premiered at TIFF earlier this month. The film stars Apatow's mother, Leslie Mann, as Liz, a former therapist and soon-to-be empty nester, whose family relocates to a new town for her husband's job – a place where she doesn't know a soul. Her quiet attempt to settle in takes an unexpected turn when she becomes the point of tension between two inseparable best friends and college seniors, Sam (Cooper Hoffman) and Ari (Andrew . . .