A Kino Lorber U.S. pick-up on Jim Sheridan and David Merriman’s “Re-Creation” heads sales for Madrid-based Latido Films at last month’s Cannes which also take in theatrical deals in major markets over half the world for pregnant trans man drama “9 Moons.”
In further notable transactions, Gael García Bernal/Natalia Oreiro romantic drama “Nothing Between Us” has kicked off first deals. Latido’s high-flying auteur genre movies “The Awakening” and “The Whisper” have added new territories, while two new genre titles – war action movie “Carte Blanche” and period serial killer thriller “The Harvester” – have kicked off first pre-sales.
Put together, Latido’s Cannes deals underscore the kind of films which still sell in a hugely cautious market: Critical hits from star auteurs (“Re-Creation”), singular breakouts from newer talent (“9 Moons”) and genre, especially if made with arthouse substance and/or some sense of scale.
Sheridan, Merriamn’s ‘Re-Creation’ Closes the U.S.
“Re-Creation” applies Sidney Lumet’s classic “12 Angry Men” construct to a fictional trail re-examining the real-life evidence against of the prime suspect in French producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s murder.
