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TIFF spotlight: David Yates on swapping ‘Harry Potter’ for opioid drama ‘Pain Hustlers’

By 2023-09-13T16:15:00

David Yates directing 'The Pain Hustlers'

Source: Brian Douglas / Netflix

After 15 years in JK Rowling’s Wizarding World, Yates was keen to get back to the type of work that saw him noticed by Hollywood in the first place.

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