Cinetic Media has acquired North America sales rights to “Manhunt,” which will world premiere in main competition at Locarno, competing for its top Golden Leopard.
In a parallel move, Aspect Ratio has taken international sales rights to “Manhunt,” which marks the sophomore feature from Wayne Wapeemukwa whose “Luk’Luk’I” won best Canadian first film at TIFF in 2017.
Inspired by real-life murders that occurred in Canada in 2019, “Manhunt” follows two young men who embark on road trip through Canada’s vast northern frontier to escape their dead-end lives. “They drive through empty towns and vast forests as their lives dissolve between digital fantasy and offline reality,” the synopsis says.
“Reframing true crime as a parable, ‘Manhunt’ probes loneliness, masculinity, and the colonial dream of beginning anew – until the search for meaning turns into violence. Chasing salvation, two boys discover they can’t outrun what they’ve become,” it adds.
Starring Harris Lowe, Landon Tunold, Bianca Foscht and Dilara Foscht, “Manhunt” is written by Anna-Lena Theobald and Wapeemukwa.
