Question: Are the directors of films Cry-Baby and Charlie Says (2018 film) both from the same country?

It was the only film of Waters' over which studios were in a bidding war, coming off the heels of the successful" Hairspray". The film stars Johnny Depp as 1950s teen rebel" Cry- Baby" Wade Walker, and also features a large ensemble cast that includes Amy Locane, Polly Bergen, Susan Tyrrell, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake, and Traci Lords, with appearances by Troy Donahue, Joe Dallesandro, Joey Heatherton, David Nelson, Willem Dafoe, and Patricia Hearst. The story centers on a group of delinquents who refer to themselves as" drapes" and their interaction with the rest of the town and its other subculture, the" squares", in 1950s Baltimore, Maryland. " Cry- Baby" Walker, a drape, and Allison, a square, create upheaval and turmoil in their little town of Baltimore by breaking the subculture taboos and falling in love. Cry- Baby is a 1990 American teen musical romantic comedy film written and directed by John Waters. The film shows what the young couple has to overcome to be together and how their actions affect the rest of the town. Part of the film takes place at the now- closed Enchanted Forest amusement park in Ellicott City, Maryland. Others take place in the historic neighborhoods and towns of Hampden, Baltimore City, Reisterstown, Jessup, Milford Mill, and Sykesville, Maryland. The only scenes not filmed in Maryland were shot at Golden Oak Ranch in Santa Clarita Valley, California. The film did not achieve high audience numbers in its initial release, but has subsequently become a cult classic and spawned a Broadway musical of the same name which was nominated for four Tony Awards. <SEP> Toren is a 2018 film written, directed, and produced by Nawzad Shekhany. <SEP> Born and raised in Baltimore, Waters rose to prominence in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including" Multiple Maniacs"( 1970)," Pink Flamingos"( 1972) and" Female Trouble"( 1974). He wrote and directed the 1988 film" Hairspray", which became an international success and turned into a hit Broadway musical which has remained in almost continuous production, and a film adaptation of the Broadway musical was released in July 2007. Waters has written and directed other successful films including" Polyester"( 1981)," Cry- Baby"( 1990)," Serial Mom"( 1994)," Pecker"( 1998) and" Cecil B. Demented"( 2000). In 2015, the British Film Institute celebrated Waters ’ films with a retrospective in honour of his 50 year- filmmaking career. Later that year, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for the spoken word version of his book" Carsick." As an actor, Waters has appeared in films such as" Sweet and Lowdown"( 1999)," Seed of Chucky"( 2004)," Mangus!"( 2011)," Excision"( 2012) and" Suburban Gothic"( 2014). More recently, he performs in his ever- changing one- man show," This Filthy World". John Samuel Waters Jr.( born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor and artist. In addition to filmmaking and acting, Waters also works as a visual artist and across different mediums such as installations, photography, and sculpture. He has published multiple collections of his journalistic exploits, screenplays, ruminations and artwork. Waters ’ artwork exhibits regularly in galleries and museums around the world. <SEP> Mary Harron( born January 12, 1953) is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter. She gained recognition for her role in writing and directing several independent films, including" I Shot Andy Warhol"( 1996)," American Psycho"( 2000), and" The Notorious Bettie Page"( 2005). She co-wrote" American Psycho" and" The Notorious Bettie Page" with Guinevere Turner. Although Harron has denied this title, she has been thought to be a feminist filmmaker due to her film on lesbian feminist Valerie Solanas, in" I Shot Andy Warhol", and a queer story- line within her teenage Gothic horror," The Moth Diaries"( 2011). <SEP> Lauren Liebenberg( born 3 August 1972) is a Zimbabwe- born South African writer. Her debut novel" The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam" was nominated for the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2008. Her subsequent novels," The West Rand Jive Cats Boxing Club" and" Cry Baby", have also received international critical acclaim. <SEP> Charlie Says is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Mary Harron and starring Matt Smith as infamous killer Charles Manson. It had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2018 and was released on May 10, 2019, by IFC Films.