Jim Sheridan’s ‘Re-Creation’ closes US with Latido’s Kino Lorber

Jim Sheridan and David Merriman’s Re-Creation was picked up by Kino Lorber US and led sales for Madrid-based Latido Film at Cannes last month. Latied Films also has theatrical deals for Nine Moons, a drama about pregnant trans men, in more than half of the world’s major markets.

In more notable deals, the Gael García Bernal/Natalia Oreiro romantic drama “Nothing Between Us” has opened its first deal. Latido’s popular auteur genre films “The Awakening” and “The Whisper” have added new territory, and two new genre titles – the war action film “Carte Blanche” and the historical serial killer thriller “The Harvester” – have opened their first pre-orders.

Taken together, Latido’s Cannes deal highlights that it’s the kind of film that still sells in a very cautious market. A blockbuster work by a star author (“Re-Creation”), a unique breakthrough by a new talent (“9 Moons”), especially if it is made with arthouse content or a certain sense of scale, the genre or genre.

Sheridan, Merriamn’s ‘re-creation’ shuts down America

“Re-Creation” applies Sidney Lumet’s classic “12 Angry Men” structure to a fictional trajectory that re-examines real evidence against the prime suspect in the murder of French producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Re-Creation, also written by Sheridan and Merriman, has garnered some glowing reviews, with Variety saying it is “a rich portrayal of every facet of humanity: our beliefs, our prejudices, and, at our best moments, deep reserves of logic and compassion.”

Singularity as a selling point

“9 Moons,” directed by Patricia Ortega, the man behind the Sundance hit “Mama Cruz,” has been licensed by Latido to Encrypta throughout Latin America and to Cinemian in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe, Portugal, Italy and Israel. Most deals include theatrical commitments. The film stars Jacques Gomez-Rawls (Heridas) as Angel, a transgender man who unexpectedly becomes pregnant. What makes this movie stand out is not only its high concept but also its soothing tone. Pregnancy causes Angel to reconsider masculinity, identity, and the meaning of family, all for the better. “We need to de-issue what is natural and diverse and what others see as abnormal and problematic,” Ortega said.

Stars Matter: “There’s nothing between us”

Nothing Between Us, starring García Bernal and Oreiro and released at EFM in Berlin, had initial sales in Poland (Gutek), Spain (Yoda Films), Australia (Palace), Slovenia (TV Slovenjia) and airlines worldwide (Avunju). Directed by Juan Taratuto (‘Reconstruction’) and produced by Mediapro Studios, Concrete Films and Cimarrón, part of Particular Cloud, ‘Nothing Between Us’ ranks as one of the most commercial packages to come out of Latin America in a world where stars still count. Antonio Saura, head of Latido Films, said: “The strength of the cast means that this film will continue to sell for a long time until it is released in a number of regions.”

Latido Films has added further territory to its two lofty genre auteur titles, “The Whisper” from Uruguayan director Gustavo Hernández (“Virus: 32,” “Silent House”), which closed in Vietnam at Sunrise Media Global, and “The Whisper,” from Uruguayan director Gustavo Hernández, which closed in Italy at Movies Inspired. And then there’s “The Awakening,” based on material shot by the late Colombian film director Jaime Osorio Marquez. (“The Squad”). Both proved to be market standouts at Ventana Sur in December.

“Mixing genres works really well, so don’t make a crime series, don’t make a royalty series, don’t make a crime royalty series,” Plum Research’s Jonathan Broughton told Connector Fiction in late May. The same can be said for movies. “The Whisper” is “part folk horror, part supernatural fantasy, and part nightmare of gender violence,” while “The Awakening” is a supernatural action movie.

A new big genre of theater

Among the upcoming titles, Gerardo Herrero’s “Carte Blanche” has begun its first large-scale pre-sale with Santa Claus in Korea. Harvester, directed by David Perez Sanido, achieved the same thing at Movies Inspired in Italy.

Both highlight the rise of large-scale genres, one of Spain’s strong characteristics as a film exporter. “Carte Blanche” begins in the style of a western, with Faula, a former Spanish legionnaire fighting for the Republicans, in the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939. Faula, a former Spanish legionnaire fighting for the Republicans, stands alone behind a blockade and is confronted by his former comrades advancing down the street, protected by tanks. The film then flashes back to the Spanish Rif War of 1921, where Faula joins the avenging eight-man legion, and the film becomes a terrifying action movie. Raiding Berber villages becomes a suicide mission.

Inspired by Spain’s first serial murder case, the work was meticulously constructed in the 1870s and cost a whopping 10 million euros (approximately 1,160 Produced by La Craqueta and Amania Films and with a budget of $1 million, “Harvester” marks a step up in scale for director Pérez Sanido, whose debut film “My Sister Is Missing” was already notable for its flexible use of genre.

In further deals, Latido sold the comedian anthology “Homo Sapiens” (“Official Competition”) by Mariano Cohn and Gaston Deprat to both Australia (Palace) and Hungary (Cirko). Pedro Aguilera’s Ladies Hunting Party, a contemporary drama inspired by Carlos Saura’s The Hunt, closed out Australia with Palace.

Antonio Saura said: “As time goes on, buyers become aware that beyond the Cannes Film Festival selection, there are other films outside of the French participation that are different and exciting.”

remake

Sales opportunities also include significant business from remake agreements. For example, the remake of “The Platform,” which Latido sold to Netflix in one of the hottest deals at the 2019 Toronto Festival, has received several offers. Interested buyers include companies from Latin America and Europe. Further business opportunities for other remakes will be announced soon, Saura added.