Latido Movies, one in every of Spain’s main indie gross sales outfits, is constructing brisk deal momentum on “Re-Creation,” the judicial drama characteristic from six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan (“My Left Foot,” “Within the Identify of the Father”).
A high vendor of Spanish and worldwide arthouse/crossover fare, Latido has notched a string of offers on “Re-creation,” promoting to Syldavia in Spain, Limelight in Australia/New Zealand, Beta Movies in Bulgaria and Sky Digi–Legendary Enterprises in Taiwan. Worldwide airline rights are set with Anuvu. Beforehand introduced pacts embrace Outsider Filmes in Portugal and Spentzos Movies in Greece, with superior negotiations in movement for the U.S. and U.Ok..
Co-directed and co-written by Sheridan and Irish filmmaker David Merriman (“Rock In opposition to Homelessness”), “Re-Creation” world premiered at June’s Tribeca Movie Competition. The forged is led by Vicky Krieps, Cannes Un Sure Regard finest efficiency winner for “Corsage,” alongside Colm Meaney (“Layer Cake,” “Con Air”) and Aidan Gillen (“Sport of Thrones,” “Bohemian Rhapsody”).
Impressed by the actual, still-unsolved homicide of French producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier, the movie imagines a jury’s deliberations, inventing a retrial and mixing actuality with fiction. Selection hailed “Re-Creation” as “terrific” and an “elegant ’12 Indignant Males’ variation.”
“‘Re-creation’ is a film we’re happy with and it brings us some satisfaction,” mentioned Latido CEO Antonio Saura. “It’s one in every of Sheridan’s most private works and he had the capability and skill to distance himself from his personal private obsession with this case and ship an interesting trial movie.”
A broader slate technique
The push on Sheridan’s title highlights a broader slate technique. “One of many selections we’re glad to have taken some years in the past was to increase the sorts of movies we symbolize,” Saura added. “We may see that the market was evolving and altering quick and we needed to be prepared to supply options, which now we have accomplished, and we’re happy that in a market as complicated because the world market these days we’re in a position to deliver outcomes to the producers.”
Past the flagship title, Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat’s darkcomedy anthology “Homo Sapiens?” continues to money in throughout key territories. Latest offers embrace A Contracorriente Movies for Spain and Andorra, Danaos for Greece and Greek-speaking Cyprus, and New Cinema for Israel, with Poland in energetic talks.
Latido can also be negotiating remake rights in a number of markets off the again of the movie’s robust native efficiency. “Intelligent comedies journey properly, on this case additionally producing appreciable curiosity for a remake,” Saura famous. “Ultimately, human crafty and stupidity offered with noir humor connects marvellously with all generations of viewers.”
Latin style auteurs
Latido is concurrently stoking outcomes on elevated Latin fantasy/horror. Gustavo Hernández’s “The Whisper,” the sixth characteristic from the director of “Virus: 32” and “The Silent Home,” has drawn provides from Asia, Latin America and Jap Europe. Additionally working style, paranormal-action title “The Awakening,” constructed from materials shot by the late Colombian filmmaker Jaime Osorio Márquez (“The Squad”), is positioned as one other premium driver.
“‘The Awakening’ marks an incredible movie and a narrative of affection and respect by two nice Colombian filmmakers to current the imaginative and prescient of their departed buddy by bringing a totally new model of pictures shot prior to now,” mentioned Saura.
Catalog stays energetic, led by Berlinale breakout “Deaf” (“Sorda”), bought to Romania’s Culoar Movies. Each “Deaf” and Antón Álvarez (C. Tangana)’s documentary “The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés” are in superior negotiations for Latin America.
Remakes: a parallel development
Remakes rep a parallel development axis. Vet Spanish director Gerardo Herrero’s dramatic comedy “Underneath Remedy” has closed Indian remake rights with Alliance Media & Leisure, following earlier offers within the U.S. and Israel.
Javier Fesser’s household hit “Champions,” which has bought to greater than 50 territories and grossed $28 million worldwide, lately delivered an area high-water mark in India: an Aamir Khan–headlined model rolled out on 1,000-plus prints and entered the market’s 2025 Prime 10, whereas an Italian remake is now in manufacturing with Ascent Movie.
